Noun: Mercurialis annua
- Eurafrican annual naturalized in America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative, diuretic or antisyphilitic
"Mercurialis annua was once common in medieval herbal remedies";
- herb mercury, herbs mercury, boys-and-girls
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: genus Mercurialis, Mercurialis
Encyclopedia: Mercurialis annua