Lawyer vine
noun
1.
(Austral) any of various kinds of entangling and thorny vegetation, such as the rattan palm, esp in tropical areas Also called lawyer cane, lawyer palm
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[lak-sey-shuh n] /lækˈseɪ ʃən/ noun 1. a loosening or relaxing. 2. the state of being loosened or relaxed. 3. a bowel movement. /lækˈseɪʃən/ noun 1. the act of making lax or the state of being lax 2. (physiol) defecation
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[lak-suh-tiv] /ˈlæk sə tɪv/ noun 1. a medicine or agent for relieving constipation. adjective 2. of, relating to, or constituting a laxative; purgative. 3. Archaic. /ˈlæksətɪv/ noun 1. an agent stimulating evacuation of faeces adjective 2. stimulating evacuation of faeces adj. late 14c., from Old French laxatif (13c.), from Medieval Latin laxativus “loosening,” from Latin […]
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