wild senna

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noun

a subshrubby senna, Cassia marilandica, of the eastern U.S., having yellow flowers.

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Also called American senna.

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How to use wild senna in a sentence

He has wild swings between trying not to care about Lana and the baby, and being completely obsessed by it.
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Exactly when the transition to modern domestic creature took place, for a bird that is wild to this day, is controversial.
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It is wild that something that would seem to be so scandalous would just disappear from the press.
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Everyone who saw Beasts of the Southern Wild knows Wallis is a unique talent, but still, no one saw this coming.
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They are so rich in harmony, so weird, so wild, that when you hear them you are like a sea-weed cast upon the bosom of the ocean.
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The white men served their smoking cannon with a wild energy that, for a time, made the gallant nine equal to a thousand.
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A cricket-match was in progress, but the bowling and batting were extremely wild, thanks to The Warren strong beer.
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People are busy ballooning or driving; shooting like stars along railroads; or migrating like swallows or wild-geese.
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Suddenly he shot a disturbing glance at Tressan's face, and the corner of his wild-cat mustachios twitched.
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