Definition for CON-TRA-YER'VA

CON-TRA-YER'VA, n. [Sp. contrayerba; Port. contraherva; contra and yerba, herva, an herb, L. herba; a counter herb, an antidote for poison, or in general, an antidote.]

The popular name of various plants, as of some species of Dorstenia, Passiflora, &c.

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