Senna alexandrina
- noun
- Specialized
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sena alexandrina
- The dried leaves of Senna alexandrina are traditionally used to relieve constipation.
Examples
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Many herbal remedies list Senna alexandrina as an active ingredient for its laxative effect.
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Prior to brewing the tea, she checked that the Senna alexandrina leaves were prepared correctly.
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The herbalist recommended Senna alexandrina for digestive issues.
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Have you ever tried Senna alexandrina as a natural laxative?
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Many herbal remedies list Senna alexandrina as an active ingredient for its laxative effect.
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The dried leaves of Senna alexandrina are traditionally used to relieve constipation.
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The herbalist recommended Senna alexandrina for digestive issues.
Synonyms
A small bush with yellow flowers whose dried leaves make you go to the toilet
A shrub with yellow flowers whose dried leaves help people with constipation
A shrub whose dried leaves people use as a laxative
A tall shrub with yellow flowers and leaves that people dry and use as a laxative
A shrub with yellow flowers whose dried leaves are used to treat constipation
A shrub with yellow flowers whose dried leaves people use as a natural laxative
A shrub with yellow flowers whose dried leaves are a natural laxative
Surface Forms
Morphology
senna + alexandrina
The form is a literal botanical binomial (genus + specific epithet), so a learner who knows 'senna' would reasonably infer this refers to a particular kind of senna. However the second element is a Latinized epithet (alexandrina) and the phrase encodes a taxonomic name and specialized medicinal information that is not fully predictable from the parts, so comprehension is only partial for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Senna alexandrina, with Senna and alexandrina pointing to the plant and its link to Alexandria, comes from a shrub whose dried leaves long ago were brewed as a strong 'laxative' tea that helped people empty their bowels. So, the name now brings to mind a plant used 'to relieve constipation'.
