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CONVOLVULUS NIL

\kənvˈɒlvjʊləs nˈɪl], \kənvˈɒlvjʊləs nˈɪl], \k_ə_n_v_ˈɒ_l_v_j_ʊ_l_ə_s n_ˈɪ_l]\

Definitions of CONVOLVULUS NIL

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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An East Indian plant, naturalized in some of the Western States. The seeds are sold in Calcutta as a cathartic. The roots have the same properties.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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