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ephedra

e·phe·dra [ i féddrə, éffədrə ] (plural e·phe·dras or e·phe·dra)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. weight-loss supplement: a dietary supplement that is said to accelerate fat loss and increase energy, stamina, metabolic rate, and sex drive

2. bush with small scaly leaves: a bush with slender green jointed stems and whorls of small scaly leaves. Some species are a source of the drug ephedrine and the dietary supplement ephedra. Native to: warm temperate regions.  Genus Ephedra.

[Early 20th century. < modern Latin (see ephedrine)]
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