Medical Dictionary

Physostigma

noun Phy·so·stig·ma \ˌfī-sə-ˈstig-mə\

Medical Definition of PHYSOSTIGMA

:  a genus of African woody vines of the legume family including one (P. venenosum) whose fruit is the Calabar bean

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