Hoodia Definition

ho͝odē-ə
noun
Any of various succulents of the genus Hoodia native to desert areas of southwest Africa.
American Heritage Medicine
A preparation made from any of these plants, especially from the species Hoodia gordonii, purported to suppress the appetite after being ingested.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Hoodia

Noun

Singular:
hoodia
Plural:
hoodias

Origin of Hoodia

  • After an English collector of succulents with the surname Hood (fl. 1820s)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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