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Noun: ephedra  i'fe-dru
  1. Jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
    - joint fir

Derived forms: ephedras

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: genus Ephedra

Encyclopedia: Ephedra

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epenthesis
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ephebe
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Ephedra sinica
Ephedraceae
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Ephemerida
Ephemeridae