Definition for SEN'NA

SEN'NA, n. [Pers. and Ar. سَنَا sana. Qu. from Ch. and Syr. סנן, to strain, purge, purify. The common pronunciation, seena, is incorrect.]

The leaves of various species of Cassia, the best of which are natives of the East; used as a cathartic.

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