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TEPHROSIA
Te
*phro "
si
*a, n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Gr.
(
Bot.
)
Defn: A
genus
of
leguminous
shrubby
plants
and
herbs,
mostly
found
in
tropical
countries, a
few
herbaceous
species
being
North
American.
The
foliage
is
often
ashy-pubescent,
whence
the
name.
Note:
The
Tephrosia
toxicaria
is
used
in
the
West
Indies
and
in
Polynesia
for
stupefying
fish.
T. purpurea
is
used
medicinally
in
the
East
Indies.
T.
Virginia
is
the
goat's
rue
of
the
United
States.
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