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HERACLEUM IANATUM

\hˌɛɹɐklˈiːəm i͡ənˈɑːtəm], \hˌɛɹɐklˈiːəm i‍ənˈɑːtəm], \h_ˌɛ_ɹ_ɐ_k_l_ˈiː__ə_m iə_n_ˈɑː_t_ə_m]\

Definitions of HERACLEUM IANATUM

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Masterwort, American cow parsnip; a species indigenous to North America, growing in meadows and along fences and hedges from Canada to Pennsylvania. The root, as well as the leaves and seeds, is mildly stimulant and carminative. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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