English Explanatory Dictionary

senna

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several plants of the tribe Cassieae, especially those of the genera Cassia and Senna, whose leaves and pods are used as a purgative and laxative.
  2. The dried leaves or pods of these plants (especially of Senna alexandrina, syn. Cassia angustifolia or Cassia acutifolia), used medicinally.
  3. Senna glycoside, a laxative.
name
  1. A surname from Italian.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛnə/

Word forms

senna sennas

Etymology

From Arabic سَنَا (sanā, “senna”).

Derived words

American senna bladder senna coffee senna scorpion senna wild senna
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