"ephedra" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛfɪdɹə/, /ɪˈfɛdɹə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ephedras [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα (ephédra, “sitting upon”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|grc|ἐφέδρα||sitting upon}} Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα (ephédra, “sitting upon”), {{m|grc|ἐπί||upon}} ἐπί (epí, “upon”), {{m|grc|ἕδρα||seat}} ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ephedra (countable and uncountable, plural ephedras)
  1. Any plant of the genus Ephedra of gymnosperm shrubs. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Ephedras
    Sense id: en-ephedra-en-noun-wAm7TdWL Disambiguation of Ephedras: 59 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 65 35
  2. A stimulant derived from the plant Ephedra sinica used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and in over-the-counter weight-loss aids. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ephedra-en-noun-vSvn3W~O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (plant): jointfir Derived forms: gray ephedra, green ephedra, Nevada ephedra Translations (plant): սարի չամիչ (sari čʿamičʿ) (Armenian), լեռնաչամիչ (leṙnačʿamičʿ) (Armenian), ефедра (efedra) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 麻黃屬 (Chinese Mandarin), 麻黄属 (máhuángshǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), efedra (Finnish), prêle des bois (French), ცხენისმუხლა (cxenismuxla) (Georgian), ჯორისძუა (ǯorisʒua) (Georgian), マオウ属 (maōzoku) (Japanese), 마황 (mahwang) (Korean), зээргэнэ (zeergene) (Mongolian), هوم (hum) (Persian), przęśl [feminine] (Polish), хво́йник (xvójnik) (Russian), эфе́дра (efédra) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'plant': 55 45 Disambiguation of 'plant': 55 45

Inflected forms

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