# podophyllum

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome.
2. The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug.

## Etymology
From the genus name.

## Source
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