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CLEMATIS ERECTA

\klɛmˈɑːtiz ɪɹˈɛktə], \klɛmˈɑːtiz ɪɹˈɛktə], \k_l_ɛ_m_ˈɑː_t_i_z ɪ_ɹ_ˈɛ_k_t_ə]\

Definitions of CLEMATIS ERECTA

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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Order, Ranunculaceae. Sex. Syst. Polyandria Polygynia. The leaves contain an acrid principle. They have been esteemed anti-venereal; and, in the form of powder, have been used as an escharotic.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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