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Definition of: contrayerva
(kon′trə·yûr′və) noun
1. The stimulant and tonic root of a tropical American plant (Dorstenia contrajerva) of the mulberry family.
2. The plant. [<Sp. contrayerba antidote <contra against + yerba herb <L herba]
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