English Explanatory Dictionary

contrayerva

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
  2. The root of the plant.

Word forms

contrayerva contrayervas

Etymology

From Spanish contrayerba (“literally, a counter-herb, hence an antidote for poison”), from Latin contra + herba (“herb”).

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