joint pine

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Noun

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joint pine (usually uncountable, plural joint pines)

  1. A leafless shrub with needle-like branches, Ephedra fragilis, native to southern Europe and northern Africa and used medicinally due to its ephedrine content.
  2. A related plant, Ephedra distachya
  3. Any plant in the genus Ephedra.

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