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CHAMAELIRIUM CAROLINIANUM

\t͡ʃˌame͡ɪlˈɪɹi͡əm kˈaɹəlˌɪni͡ənəm], \t‍ʃˌame‍ɪlˈɪɹi‍əm kˈaɹəlˌɪni‍ənəm], \tʃ_ˌa_m_eɪ_l_ˈɪ_ɹ_iə_m k_ˈa_ɹ_ə_l_ˌɪ_n_iə_n_ə_m]\

Definitions of CHAMAELIRIUM CAROLINIANUM

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The only species; starwort, growing in Canada and in the United States east of the Mississippi. Its rhizome contains chamelirin and has been used as an anthelmintic and in various uterine disorders. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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