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    HERB MERCURY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

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

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("herb 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 ("herb mercury" is a member of...):

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

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