English > ringworm bush: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | Tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia. |
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Synonyms | ringworm shrub, ringworm cassia, Senna alata, Cassia alata |
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Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
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Broader | senna | Any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers |
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