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LAWSONIA INERMIS

\lɔːsˈə͡ʊni͡əɹ ɪnˈɜːmiz], \lɔːsˈə‍ʊni‍əɹ ɪnˈɜːmiz], \l_ɔː_s_ˈəʊ_n_iə_ɹ ɪ_n_ˈɜː_m_i_z]\

Definitions of LAWSONIA INERMIS

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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An East Indian and African plant, the root of which is slightly astringent. In India, the root of the Lawsonia spinosa is employed in lepra and other cutaneous affections.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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