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ephed·ra

n 1  cap  :  a large genus of jointed nearly leafless desert shrubs (family Gnetaceae) that have the leaves reduced to scales at the nodes and include some (esp. E. sinica) that are a source of ephedrine - see MAHUANG   2  :  any plant of the genus Ephedra .
 
   

 
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