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Noun: Mercurialis annua
  1. Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
    - herb mercury, herbs mercury, boys-and-girls

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Mercurialis, Mercurialis

Encyclopedia: Mercurialis annua