podophyllum

American  

[pod-uh-fil-uhm] / ˌpɒd əˈfɪl əm /

noun

1. the dried rhizome of the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum, from which podophyllin is derived.

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Etymology

Origin of podophyllum

From New Latin, dating back to 1750–60; podo-, -phyll

Example Sentences

And the arrowhead-shaped leaves of Syngonium podophyllum Pink are glowing pink — hard to resist.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 14, 2021

In North America, says the author of "Flower-lore," the podophyllum is called "May-apple," and the fruit of the Passiflora incarnata "May-hops."

From The Folk-lore of Plants by Dyer, T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton)

The root of the podophyllum is used as a cathartic by the Indians.

From Lost in the Backwoods by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland

In other words, the thistle was held to possess all the virtues now claimed for podophyllum, blue-pill, and dandelion—a universal antibilious agent!

From Storyology Essays in Folk-Lore, Sea-Lore, and Plant-Lore by Taylor, Benjamin