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TAMUS COMMUNIS

\tˈaməs kəmjˈuːniz], \tˈaməs kəmjˈuːniz], \t_ˈa_m_ə_s k_ə_m_j_ˈuː_n_i_z]\

Definitions of TAMUS COMMUNIS

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A plant genus of the DIOSCOREACEAE plant family.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A climbing plant of Europe, northern Africa, and temperate Asia. The acrid tuberous root is diuretic and purgative and in large doses emetic.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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