senna
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic سَنَا (sanā, “senna”).
Noun[edit]
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.
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse senna, from the verb sanna (“to affirm, prove”). See also Old Frisian sanna (“to contradict, disprove”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
senna f (genitive singular sennu, nominative plural sennur)
Declension[edit]
declension of senna
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic سَنَا (sanā).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
senna f (plural senne)
- (botany) senna
- (uncountable) senna (medicinal preparation)
- (fishing) fishing net
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- lampara (“fishing net”)
- tramaglio (“fishing net”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from French seine, from Late Latin sagēna, from Ancient Greek σαγήνη (sagḗnē).
Noun[edit]
senna f (plural senne)
Further reading[edit]
- senna1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- senna2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Polish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
senna
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