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| Definition: | [n] jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds | ||
| Synonyms: | ephedra | ||
| See Also: | bush, Ephedra sinica, genus Ephedra, mahuang, shrub | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \Joint"-fir`\, n. (Bot.)
A genus ({Ephedra}) of leafless shrubs, with the stems
conspicuously jointed; -- called also {shrubby horsetail}.
There are about thirty species, of which two or three are
found from Texas to California.
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