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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of twining plants, natural order Asclepiadaceæ, having opposite leaves and cymes of small greenish flowers. H. Indicus yields the Indian sarsaparilla, a reputed alterative, diuretic, and tonic.

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