| 单词 | contrayerva |
| 释义 | contrayerva[ kon-truh-yur-vuh ] / ˌkɒn trəˈyɜr və / nounthe root of certain tropical American plants of the genus Dorstenia, of the mulberry family, especially D. contrajerva, used as a stimulant, diaphoretic, etc. Origin of contrayerva1650–60; <Spanish contrayerba, contrahierba <Latin contrā contra-1 + herba herb; so called from its being thought an antidote to poison Words nearby contrayervacontrasuggestible, contrate, contravallation, contravene, contravention, contrayerva, contrecoup, contrecoup injury of brain, contredanse, contre-jour, cont. rem. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for contrayerva
British Dictionary definitions for contrayervacontrayerva / (ˌkɒntrəˈjɜːvə) / nounthe root of any of several tropical American moraceous plants of the genus Dorstenia, esp D. contrayerva, used as a stimulant and tonic Word Origin for contrayervaC17: from Spanish contrayerba, from contra- + yerba grass, (poisonous) plant, from Latin herba; referring to the belief that it was an antidote to poisons Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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