Meaning Of The Word Podophyllin

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What's The Definition Of Podophyllin?

podophyllin in American English
a yellow cathartic resin with a bitter taste, obtained from the rhizome of the May apple
noun: a resin, occurring as a light brown to greenish amorphous powder, obtained from podophyllum, and used in medicine chiefly as a cathartic and, locally, in the treatment of genital warts

podophyllin in British English
noun: a bitter yellow resin obtained from the dried underground stems of the May apple and mandrake: used to treat warts and formerly as a cathartic

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