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HERBS MERCURY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does herbs mercury mean? 

HERBS MERCURY (noun)
  The noun HERBS MERCURY has 1 sense:

1. Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphiliticplay

  Familiarity information: HERBS MERCURY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HERBS MERCURY (noun)


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Meaning:

Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

boys-and-girls; herb mercury; herbs mercury; Mercurialis annua

Hypernyms ("herbs mercury" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("herbs mercury" is a member of...):

genus Mercurialis; Mercurialis (a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae)


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