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noun jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
originFrom Ancient Greek ἐφέδρα (ephédra, “sitting upon”), from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0