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ephedra

Pronunciation: /ɛˈfɛdrə/

Definition of ephedra

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 in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ephedra in the US English dictionary