contrayerva
noun
con·tra·yer·va
ˌkän‧trəˈyərvə,
ˌkōn‧-,
-yer-
variants
or contrahierba
-trəˈyerbə,
-yervə
plural -s
: a tropical American herb (Dorstenia contrayerva) the aromatic root of which was formerly used as a stimulant, tonic, and diaphoretic
also
: any West Indian species of Aristolochia similarly used
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