Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An aromatic evergreen shrub of Chili, Peumus Boldus (Boldoa fragrans), of the natural order
- noun The fruit of the plant is sweet and edible, and the bark is used for tanning. The leaves and bark are also used in medicine. See
boldine .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili (
Peumus Boldus ). The bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten.
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- noun Peumus boldus, a
monimiaceous tree .
Etymologies
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Examples
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(Silybum marianum), a powerful regenerator of the liver, blessed thistle, dandelion root, Oregon grape or barberry root, artichokes and artichoke leaf tea, boldo (Peumus bodus), yellow dock root (Rumex crispus), and Chinese bupleurum root.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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(Marchesi M, Marcato M, Silvestrini C. "Clinical experience with a preparation containing cascara sagrada and boldo in the therapy of simple constipation in the elderly"
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(Marchesi M, Marcato M, Silvestrini C. "Clinical experience with a preparation containing cascara sagrada and boldo in the therapy of simple constipation in the elderly"
Wil's Ebay E-Store 2010
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