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hermodactyl
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hermodactyl, n. [NL. hermodactylus, lit., Hermes' finger; fr. Gr. Hermes + finger.].
A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger, brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic. [1913 Webster]
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