English noun: Mercurialis annua | |||
1. | Mercurialis annua (plant) Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic | ||
Synonyms | boys-and-girls, herb mercury, herbs mercury | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Mercurialis, Mercurialis | ||