ephedra
/ɪˈfedrə/noun
1- an evergreen shrub of warm arid regions which has trailing or climbing stems and tiny scale-like leaves. Some kinds are a source of ephedrine and are used medicinally.麻黄属植物。
1.1
- Family Ephedraceae and genus Ephedra.麻黄科, 麻黄属。
词源
modern Latin, from Latin, 'equisetum' (which it resembles), from Greek.