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Madras States

American  

noun

  1. a former agency of British India, including the Indian states of Cochin, Travancore, Banganapalle, Sandur, and Pudukottai.

Etymology

Origin of Madras States

First recorded in 1910–15

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Dr. G. Bidie, of Madras, states that the expressed juice of the leaves is in great repute, wherever the plant grows, as an emetic for children and is safe, certain and speedy in its action.

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