'boys-and-girls' definitions:

Definition of 'boys-and-girls'

(from WordNet)
noun
Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic [syn: herb mercury, herbs mercury, boys-and-girls, Mercurialis annua]

Definition of 'boys-and-girls'

From: GCIDE
  • boys-and-girls \boys-and-girls\ n. (Bot.) a Eurafrican annual (Mercurialis annua) naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic.
  • Syn: herb mercury, herbs mercury. [WordNet 1.5]