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

Hoodia Sentence Examples

  • For one, the patent rights for P57, as the active ingredient of the hoodia cactus is known, remains with the CSIR.

  • This study revealed that the action of Hoodia's steroidal glycoside was directly on the hypothalamus, the part of the brain controlling appetite.

  • For example, hoodia is a cactus plant native to South Africa.

  • Hoodia Gordonii is a succulent plant native to the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa.

  • Many studies have proven that Hoodia does work.

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Words Starting With

HHOHOO

Words Ending With

AIADIA

Unscrambles

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Words Starting With H and Ending With A

Starts With H & Ends With AStarts With HO & Ends With AStarts With H & Ends With IA

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With H6 Letter Words Ending With A