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wild senna

wild senna

7.4
A North American plant with bright yellow flowers whose leaves people use as medicine
  • noun
  • /waɪld ˈsɛnə/
  • US
translation icon : sena silvestre
  • Many gardeners cultivate wild senna for its bright yellow flowers and medicinal properties.

Examples

  • The dried leaves of wild senna have long been used in traditional medicine.

  • Many herbalists recommend wild senna for digestive issues.

  • The wild senna grows best in sunny areas with well-drained soil.

  • The wild senna plant is known for its medicinal properties.

  • Many gardeners cultivate wild senna for its bright yellow flowers and medicinal properties.

  • The dried leaves of wild senna have long been used in traditional medicine.

  • Many herbalists recommend wild senna for digestive issues.

Synonyms

Senna marilandica
vswild senna
  • Specialized
9.7

A North American wild herb with yellow flowers whose leaves are used as a medicine

is the common name while the other is the scientific name
Cassia marilandica
vswild senna
  • Specialized
9.9

A North American plant whose leaves people use as medicine

is the common name not the alternative scientific classification

Surface Forms

wild senna singular
wild sennas plural

Morphology

wild + Senna

The phrase is fully compositional: 'senna' names a plant genus and 'wild' describes its natural, uncultivated state, so the combined meaning 'a naturally growing senna plant' is directly inferable. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, and adjective+plant combinations are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand the MWE.

Etymology

Wild senna may come from older words for the healing plant 'senna'. People used the leaves as 'medicine', and calling it wild showed it grew naturally, so the name means a wild plant used for medicine.