senna
pronunciation
How to pronounce senna in British English:
UK ['senə]
How to pronounce senna in American English:
US ['senə]
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- Noun:
- any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
Word Origin
- senna (n.)
- tropical shrub, 1540s, from Modern Latin senna, from Arabic sana. Earlier was sene (c. 1400), from French.
Example
- 1. I finally had my brows groomed by senna .
- 2. Senna leaf is a strong purgative that is commonly used for constipation .
- 3. The result is a seamless patchwork of race clips , interviews , pre-race meetings and home-movie footage donated by senna 's family .
- 4. Senna cosmetics shapes brows at their studios .
- 5. For the filmmakers there was no way around senna 's charms .