chenopodium oil

chenopodium oil
/kee'neuh poh"dee euhm, ken'euh-/
a colorless or yellowish oil obtained from the seeds and leaves of Mexican tea, used chiefly in medicine as an agent for killing or expelling intestinal worms. Also called wormseed oil.
[1910-15; < NL Chenopodium. See CHENOPOD, -IUM]

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