See ephedra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "gray ephedra"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "green ephedra"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "Nevada ephedra"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc",
"3": "ἐφέδρα",
"4": "",
"5": "sitting upon"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα (ephédra, “sitting upon”)",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα (ephédra, “sitting upon”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ephedras",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "~"
},
"expansion": "ephedra (countable and uncountable, plural ephedras)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "54 46",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "54 46",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Entries with translation boxes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "55 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "54 46",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "55 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "59 41",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "58 42",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Finnish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "59 41",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with French translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "55 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Georgian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "59 41",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Japanese translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "57 43",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Korean translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "59 41",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Mandarin translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "59 41",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Mongolian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "55 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Persian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "60 40",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Polish translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "59 41",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Russian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "58 42",
"kind": "lifeform",
"langcode": "en",
"name": "Ephedras",
"orig": "en:Ephedras",
"parents": [
"Gymnosperms",
"Plants",
"Lifeforms",
"All topics",
"Life",
"Fundamental",
"Nature"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Any plant of the genus Ephedra of gymnosperm shrubs."
],
"id": "en-ephedra-en-noun-wAm7TdWL",
"links": [
[
"genus",
"genus"
],
[
"Ephedra",
"Ephedra#Translingual"
],
[
"gymnosperm",
"gymnosperm"
],
[
"shrub",
"shrub"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "54 46",
"kind": "other",
"name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "54 46",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Entries with translation boxes",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "55 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 1 entry",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "54 46",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "55 45",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Terms with Armenian translations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2009 February 10, Natasha Singer, “F.D.A. Finds ‘Natural’ Diet Pills Laced With Drugs”, in New York Times:",
"text": "Consider ephedra, an herbal stimulant that gained popularity as a weight-loss supplement in the 1990s — until hundreds of people reported ephedra-related problems including heart attacks, seizures and even deaths.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2013 March 14, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 2013-05-16, page 134:",
"text": "Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"A stimulant derived from the plant Ephedra sinica used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine and in over-the-counter weight-loss aids."
],
"id": "en-ephedra-en-noun-vSvn3W~O",
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛfɪdɹə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪˈfɛdɹə/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "jointfir"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sari čʻamičʻ",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "սարի չամիչ"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "leṙnačʻamičʻ",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "լեռնաչամիչ"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "efedra",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ефедра"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "麻黃屬"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "máhuángshǔ",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "麻黄属"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "efedra"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "prêle des bois"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cxenismuxla",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "ცხენისმუხლა"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ǯorisʒua",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "ჯორისძუა"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "maōzoku",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "マオウ属"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "mahwang",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "마황"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "zeergene",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "зээргэнэ"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hum",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "هوم"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "przęśl"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xvójnik",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "хво́йник"
},
{
"_dis1": "55 45",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "efédra",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "эфе́дра"
}
],
"word": "ephedra"
}
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
"English terms derived from Ancient Greek",
"English uncountable nouns",
"Entries with translation boxes",
"Pages with 1 entry",
"Pages with entries",
"Terms with Armenian translations",
"Terms with Bulgarian translations",
"Terms with Finnish translations",
"Terms with French translations",
"Terms with Georgian translations",
"Terms with Japanese translations",
"Terms with Korean translations",
"Terms with Mandarin translations",
"Terms with Mongolian translations",
"Terms with Persian translations",
"Terms with Polish translations",
"Terms with Russian translations",
"en:Ephedras"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "gray ephedra"
},
{
"word": "green ephedra"
},
{
"word": "Nevada ephedra"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "grc",
"3": "ἐφέδρα",
"4": "",
"5": "sitting upon"
},
"expansion": "Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα (ephédra, “sitting upon”)",
"name": "bor"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα (ephédra, “sitting upon”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "ephedras",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "~"
},
"expansion": "ephedra (countable and uncountable, plural ephedras)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"Any plant of the genus Ephedra of gymnosperm shrubs."
],
"links": [
[
"genus",
"genus"
],
[
"Ephedra",
"Ephedra#Translingual"
],
[
"gymnosperm",
"gymnosperm"
],
[
"shrub",
"shrub"
]
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English terms with quotations",
"Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
],
"examples": [
{
"ref": "2009 February 10, Natasha Singer, “F.D.A. Finds ‘Natural’ Diet Pills Laced With Drugs”, in New York Times:",
"text": "Consider ephedra, an herbal stimulant that gained popularity as a weight-loss supplement in the 1990s — until hundreds of people reported ephedra-related problems including heart attacks, seizures and even deaths.",
"type": "quote"
},
{
"ref": "2013 March 14, David S. Senchina, “Athletics and Herbal Supplements”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, archived from the original on 2013-05-16, page 134:",
"text": "Athletes' use of herbal supplements has skyrocketed in the past two decades. At the top of the list of popular herbs are echinacea and ginseng, whereas garlic, St. John's wort, soybean, ephedra and others are also surging in popularity or have been historically prevalent.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"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"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈɛfɪdɹə/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɪˈfɛdɹə/"
},
{
"audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-ephedra.wav.ogg"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "plant",
"word": "jointfir"
}
],
"translations": [
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "sari čʻamičʻ",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "սարի չամիչ"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "leṙnačʻamičʻ",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "լեռնաչամիչ"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "efedra",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "ефедра"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "麻黃屬"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "máhuángshǔ",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "麻黄属"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "efedra"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "prêle des bois"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "cxenismuxla",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "ცხენისმუხლა"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ǯorisʒua",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "ჯორისძუა"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "maōzoku",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "マオウ属"
},
{
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "mahwang",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "마황"
},
{
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "zeergene",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "зээргэнэ"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "hum",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "هوم"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "plant",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "przęśl"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xvójnik",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "хво́йник"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "efédra",
"sense": "plant",
"word": "эфе́дра"
}
],
"word": "ephedra"
}
Download raw JSONL data for ephedra meaning in English (4.9kB)
This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.