podophyllum

See also: Podophyllum

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

podophyllum (plural podophyllums)

1. (botany) Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome.
2. The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug.