ephedra

Noun

e=phed=ra

WORDNET DICTIONARY

ephedra(n = noun.plant) joint fir - jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds;

is a member of genus ephedra

has particulars: ephedra sinica, mahuang

is a kind of bush, shrub

ephedra, n. any evergreen shrub of the genus Ephedra, with trailing stems and scalelike leaves.

Etymology

mod.L f. Gk ephedra sitting upon