'Podophyllum' definitions:
Definition of 'Podophyllum'
(from WordNet)
noun
Perennial rhizomatous herbs [syn: Podophyllum, genus Podophyllum]
Definition of 'Podophyllum'
From: GCIDE
- Podophyllum \Pod`o*phyl"lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + fy`llon leaf.]
- 1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower. There are two species, the American {Podophyllum peltatum}, or May apple, the Himalayan {Podophyllum Emodi}. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Med.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), -- used as a cathartic drug. [1913 Webster]