Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun mercurialis_annua

1 sense of mercurialis annua

Sense 1
herb mercury, herbs mercury, boys-and-girls, Mercurialis annua -- (Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)