podophyllum

== English == === Etymology === From the genus name. === Noun === podophyllum (plural podophyllums) (botany) Any of the genus Podophyllum of herbaceous perennial plants in the family Berberidaceae, with palmately lobed umbrella-like leaves, and several stems produced from a creeping underground rhizome. The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum), used as a cathartic drug.