Podophyllum \Pod`o*phyl"lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s,
foot + fy`llon leaf.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having
large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower.
There are two species, the American {Podophyllum
peltatum}, or May apple, the Himalayan {Podophyllum
Emodi}.
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2. (Med.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple
({Podophyllum peltatum}), -- used as a cathartic drug.
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