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English
Etymology
From Spanish contrayerba (“literally, a counter-herb, hence an antidote for poison”), from Latin contra + herba (“herb”).
Noun
contrayerva (usually uncountable, plural contrayervas)
- Dorstenia contrajerva, a South American plant whose aromatic root is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
- The root of the plant.
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