Ephedra Definition–noun | any of various plants of the genus Ephedra, growing in dry regions and having branching stems with dry scalelike leaves. | |
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the only genus of the family Ephedraceae (division Gnetophyta), an evolutionally isolated group of low, straggling, or climbing gymnospermous desert shrubs and the only family in the order Gnetales ...
gnetophyte
any member of the division Gnetophyta, a small group of gymnospermous vascular plants that are represented by three living genera: Ephedra, Gnetum, and Welwitschia. There are 65 species in the genus ...
conifer
Extant conifers differ from other gymnosperms in combining simple pollen cones with compound seed cones (or solitary terminal seeds in family Taxaceae). Although not possessed by all species, only ...
Health and Disease
According to the Nutrition Business Journal, the U.S. public was expected to spend an estimated $15.7 billion on herbal products, vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements in 2000. Although ...
ephedrine
alkaloid used as a decongestant drug. It is obtainable from plants of the genus Ephedra, particularly the Chinese species E. sinica, and it has been used in China for more than 5,000 years to treat ...
Pamirs
In their vegetation, the eastern Pamirs bear a striking resemblance to the treeless western portion of the Plateau of Tibet. Large expanses of bog, interspersed with artemisia and ephedra on higher ...
gymnosperm
Leaves of gymnospermous plants are extremely variable. Most gymnosperms are evergreen, with leaves lasting more than one growing season. Others are deciduous and drop their leaves at the end of every ...
gnetophyte
Most species of Ephedra are branched shrubs (or rarely small trees) while others are vinelike, often clambering over other vegetation. Species are distributed in dry and cool regions in both the ...
gymnosperm
Among the gymnosperms are plants with stems that may barely project above the ground and others that develop into the largest of trees. Cycads resemble palm trees, with fleshy stems and leathery, ...
gnetophyte
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