English noun: Alexandrian senna | |||
| 1. | Alexandrian senna (plant) erect shrub having racemes of tawny yellow flowers; the dried leaves are used medicinally as a cathartic; sometimes placed in genus Cassia | ||
| Synonyms | Alexandria senna, Cassia acutifolia, Cassia augustifolia, Indian senna, Senna alexandrina, tinnevelly senna, true senna | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | senna | ||