Tinnevelly senna

[ti-nev-uh-lee, tin-uh-vel-ee]

noun

See under senna(def 2).

Origin of Tinnevelly senna

after Tinnevelly (Tirunelveli), town and district in Tamil Nadu state, India

senna

[sen-uh]

noun

any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
any of various cathartic drugs consisting of the dried leaflets of certain of these plants, as one drug (Alexandrian senna) derived from C. acutifolia, or another (Tinnevelly senna) derived from C. angustifolia.
wild senna.

Origin of senna

1535–45; < New Latin < Arabic sanā

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British Dictionary definitions for tinnevelly senna

Senna

noun

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senna

noun

any of various tropical plants of the leguminous genus Cassia, esp C. angustifolia (Arabian senna) and C. acutifolia (Alexandrian senna), having typically yellow flowers and long pods
senna leaf the dried leaflets of any of these plants, used as a cathartic and laxative
senna pods the dried fruits of any of these plants, used as a cathartic and laxative

Word Origin for senna

C16: via New Latin from Arabic sanā

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Word Origin and History for tinnevelly senna

senna

tropical shrub, 1540s, from Modern Latin senna, from Arabic sana. Earlier was sene (c.1400), from French.