Indian physic


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(Bot.) a plant of two species of the genus Gillenia (Gillenia trifoliata, and Gillenia stipulacea), common in the United States, the roots of which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; - called also American ipecac, and bowman's root.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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