podophyllum

[ pod-uh-fil-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the dried rhizome of the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum, from which podophyllin is derived.

From New Latin, dating back to 1750–60; podo-, -phyll

From the tincture of the root (rhizomes) of may-apple (Podophyllum peltatum).

Simple pistil of Podophyllum, cut across, showing ovules borne on placenta.

Mix the resin of podophyllum and the citric acid with the alcoholic solution of saccharin and permit the alcohol to evaporate.

In the manufacture of resin of podophyllum and similar products.

Podophyllum is an exception, and Jeffersonia as respects the sepals in one row.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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