tinnevelly senna
- noun
- /ˈtɪnəˌvɛli ˈsɛnə/
- UK
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sena de Tinnevelly
- The dried leaves of tinnevelly senna are commonly used as a natural laxative in herbal medicine.
Examples
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Herbal preparations containing tinnevelly senna are available in many health food stores.
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Many herbalists recommend tinnevelly senna for digestive issues.
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Botanists study the characteristics and medicinal uses of tinnevelly senna in South India.
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The tinnevelly senna plant is known for its medicinal properties.
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The dried leaves of tinnevelly senna are commonly used as a natural laxative in herbal medicine.
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Herbal preparations containing tinnevelly senna are available in many health food stores.
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Many herbalists recommend tinnevelly senna for digestive issues.
Synonyms
A shrub whose dried leaves people use as a laxative
A shrub with yellow flowers whose dried leaves help people with constipation
A plant with yellow flowers whose dried leaves make a laxative tea
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
tinnevelly + senna
This is a place-name + noun combination: 'Tinnevelly' (a geographic origin) + 'senna' (a plant genus). If a B1 learner knows both constituents, they can transparently infer it denotes the senna variety or senna from Tinnevelly (i.e., a particular plant used medicinally), a common and predictable compositional pattern across languages.
Etymology
Tinnevelly senna probably comes from the town Tinnevelly in South India, and senna is the shrub itself that grows there. People dried its leaves and used them as a medicine that makes you go to the toilet, a 'laxative', so today the name refers to the shrub whose dried leaves are used as a 'laxative'.
