contrayerva

Meaning

Noun

Dorstenia contrajerva (species), a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.

Origin

From Spanish contrayerba ("literally, a counter-herb, hence an antidote for poison"), from Latin contra + herba.

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