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| e·phe·dra [ i féddrə, éffədrə ] (plural e·phe·dras or e·phe·dra) |
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1. weight-loss supplement: a dietary supplement that is said to accelerate fat loss and increase energy, stamina, metabolic rate, and sex drive
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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.
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| [Early 20th century. < modern Latin (see ephedrine)] |
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