podophyllum

[ pod-uh-fil-uh m ]

/ ˌpɒd əˈfɪl əm /

the dried rhizome of the May apple, Podophyllum peltatum, from which podophyllin is derived.

Origin of podophyllum

From New Latin, dating back to 1750–60; see origin at podo-, -phyll

In the manufacture of resin of podophyllum and similar products.

A Practical Handbook on the Distillation of Alcohol from Farm Products |F. B. Wright
From the tincture of the root (rhizomes) of may-apple (Podophyllum peltatum).

Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I |Arnold Cooley
Podophyllum is an exception, and Jeffersonia as respects the sepals in one row.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray
The root of the Podophyllum is used as a cathartic by the Indians.

Canadian Crusoes |Catherine Parr Traill

Simple pistil of Podophyllum, cut across, showing ovules borne on placenta.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray