TURNER A

(Lat.), n. f. Tu6rn'e2r-a3. From Turner, an English physic an. Fr., turnere. A genus of herbs or undershrubs of the Turneracece, which are an order of the Pa iflora les, considered by Baillon a series (Turnerece) of the Bixacece. [a, 35.] T. aphrodisiac a. A Mexican species. The leaves are now considered the genuine damiana. [a, 35.] T. apifera. Fr., turnere excellent. A Brazilian undershrub. The leaves are astringent and tonic, [a, 35.] T. microphyll a. A Mexican species considered by some the source of damiana. [a, 35.] T. ulmifolia. Holly- (or sage-) rose of the West Indies. The leaves are tonic and expectorant, [a, 35.] [s. 663]