pod·o·phyl·lin (p d  -f l n)n. A bitter-tasting resin obtained from the dried root of the May apple and used in medicine as a cathartic and caustic. [New Latin Podophyllum, genus name (Greek pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots + Greek phullon, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots) + -in.] |
podophyllin, podophylin resin [ˌpɒdəʊˈfɪlɪn]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) a bitter yellow resin obtained from the dried underground stems of the May apple and mandrake: used to treat warts and formerly as a cathartic
[from New Latin Podophyllum genus of herbs including the May apple, from podo-, from Greek pous foot + phullon leaf]
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