SENECIO
\sɛnˈɛsɪˌə͡ʊ], \sɛnˈɛsɪˌəʊ], \s_ɛ_n_ˈɛ_s_ɪ__ˌəʊ]\
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A species of toxic plants of the Compositae. The poisonous compounds are alkaloids which cause cattle diseases, neoplasms, and liver damage and are used to produce cancers in experimental animals.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A common plant in Europe; frequently applied, bruised, to inflammations and ulcers, as refrigerant and antiscorbutic.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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