ephedra

e phed ra |əˈfedrə, ˈefidrə əˈfɛdrə | ▶noun an evergreen shrub of warm, arid regions that has trailing or climbing stems and tiny, scalelike leaves. Some kinds are a source of ephedrine and are used medicinally. [Family Ephedraceae and genus Ephedra. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin, ‘equisetum, ’ literally ‘horse tail ’ (which it resembles ), from Greek ephedra, equivalent to hippouris, ‘horse tail. ’

ephedra

ephedra |ɛˈfɛdrə | ▶noun an evergreen shrub of warm arid regions which has trailing or climbing stems and tiny scale-like leaves. ●Family Ephedraceae and genus Ephedra. ORIGIN modern Latin, from Latin, ‘equisetum ’ (which it resembles ), from Greek.

Ephedra

Ephe d ra , Ephe dra Substantiv, feminin Botanik , die |E phedra |die Ephedra; Genitiv: der Ephedra, Plural: die Ephedrae |[…drɛ ] |und Ephedren lateinisch ephedra < griechisch ephédra Pflanze einer zur einzigen Gattung der Ephedragewächse gehörenden Art

Ephedragewächs

Ephe d ra ge wächs, Ephe dra ge wächs Substantiv, Neutrum , das |E phedragewächs |besonders im Mittelmeerraum und in den Trockengebieten Asiens und Amerikas beheimatete Pflanze, aus deren Arten teilweise Ephedrin gewonnen wird