senna
English
Noun
senna (countable and uncountable, plural sennas)
- (countable) Any of several plants of the tribe Cassieae, especially those of the genera Cassia and Senna, whose leaves and pods are used as a purgative and laxative.
- (uncountable) The dried leaves or pods of these plants (especially of Senna alexandrina, syn. Cassia angustifolia or Cassia acutifolia), used medicinally.
- (medicine) Senna glycoside, a laxative.
Derived terms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛnːa/
- Rhymes: -ɛnːa
Declension
declension of senna
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | senna | sennan | sennur | sennurnar |
accusative | sennu | sennuna | sennur | sennurnar |
dative | sennu | sennunni | sennum | sennunum |
genitive | sennu | sennunnar | senna | sennanna |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.na/, [ˈs̪ɛn̺n̺ä]
- Rhymes: -ɛnna
- Stress: sènna
- Hyphenation: sen‧na
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From French seine, from Late Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē).
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.na/
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