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Distant body in the outer Solar System
Sedna (minor-planet number 90377) is a dwarf planet in the outermost reaches of the Solar System, orbiting the Sun far beyond the orbit of Neptune. It
Sedna_(dwarf_planet)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up sedna in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Sedna most commonly refers to: Sedna (dwarf planet), a trans-Neptunian dwarf planet Sedna (mythology)
Sedna
portal Sedna is an open-source database management system that provides native storage for XML data. The distinctive design decisions employed in Sedna are
Sedna_(database)
Type of computer program
Document-oriented databases are one of the main categories of NoSQL databases, and the popularity of the term "document-oriented database" has grown alongside
Document-oriented_database
Database code that executes after certain events on a table
of triggers in non-relational database can be Sedna, that provides support for triggers based on XQuery. Triggers in Sedna were designed to be analogous
Database_trigger
Database presenting data in XML formats
returned to a calling system. XML databases are a flavor of document-oriented databases which are in turn a category of database. Reasons to store data in XML
XML_database
Hypothetical star orbiting the Sun, supposedly responsible for extinction events
magazine article that Sedna's location seemed to defy reasoning: "Sedna shouldn't be there", Brown said. "There's no way to put Sedna where it is. It never
Nemesis_(hypothetical_star)
Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 6 July 2025. "JPL Small-Body Database Lookup: 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 6 July 2025
List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun
List_of_Solar_System_objects_most_distant_from_the_Sun
Expression language for XML documents
the System.Xml and System.Xml.XPath namespaces Sedna XML Database XML::LibXML (libxml2) Sedna XML Database DOMXPath via libxml extension The ElementTree
XPath
Programming language
release codenamed Sedna (named after a recently discovered dwarf planet) which was built on top of the VFP9 codebase had already begun. "Sedna" is a set of
Visual_FoxPro
equilibrium: planetologists generally include at least Gonggong, Orcus, and Sedna. Quaoar was labelled as a dwarf planet in a 2022–2023 annual report, though
List of possible dwarf planets
List_of_possible_dwarf_planets
Sednoid
of the Pacific golden plover. It was the third sednoid discovered, after Sedna and 2012 VP113, and measures around 220 kilometers (140 miles) in diameter
541132_Leleākūhonua
Comprehensive list of objects beyond Neptune
Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, and Orcus, all of them being officially recognized as dwarf planets by the IAU except for Gonggong, Sedna, and Orcus. There are
List of trans-Neptunian objects
List_of_trans-Neptunian_objects
Group of trans-Neptunian objects
planet Sedna. The consensus among astronomers is that there are only four objects that are generally agreed to belong to this population: Sedna, 2012 VP113
Sednoid
Hypothetical Solar System planet
distances of Jupiter-family comets cluster near its orbit. The discovery of Sedna, a dwarf planet with a highly peculiar orbit in 2003, led to speculation
Planet_Nine
Sednoid
perihelion among the known TNOs, following 2012 VP113 (q = 80.6 AU) and Sedna (q = 76.3 AU). 2023 KQ14 is far enough away from Neptune (a = 30 AU) that
2023_KQ14
Database management system ranking
eXist-db RisingWave Apache Pinot RDF4J Actian Vector TypeDB Datacom/DB CrateDB Sedna Objectivity/DB DBISAM BoltDB 1010data SQream DB R:BASE SolidDB FrontBase
DB-Engines_ranking
Dwarf planet in the scattered-disc
System Survey, a survey conducted to find distant objects in the region of Sedna, beyond 50 AU (7.5×109 km; 4.6×109 mi) from the Sun, using the Samuel Oschin
Gonggong_(dwarf_planet)
Most massive dwarf planet
several other large TNOs, including the dwarf planets Quaoar, Orcus, and Sedna. Routine observations were taken by the team on October 21, 2003, using
Eris_(dwarf_planet)
Solar system objects beyond the other known trans-Neptunian objects
objects with an outstandingly high perihelion: Sedna, 2012 VP113, Leleākūhonua, and 2023 KQ14. Sedna and 2012 VP113 are distant detached objects with
Extreme trans-Neptunian object
Extreme_trans-Neptunian_object
Large trans-Neptunian object in the scattered disc
attending a 2005 lecture by Michael E. Brown, the discoverer of Eris and Sedna and co-author of the Planet Nine hypothesis. Cheng's team were able to find
2017_OF201
Sednoid
2025[update], greater than Sedna's. Though its perihelion is farther, 2012 VP113 has an aphelion only about half of Sedna's. It is the second discovered
2012_VP113
Supposed disastrous doomsday scenario
never come near Earth itself. Other people also confuse Nibiru with Sedna (90377 Sedna) or Eris (136199 Eris), trans-Neptunian objects discovered by Mike
Nibiru_cataclysm
Extreme trans-Neptunian object from the inner Oort cloud
2016. JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2017 MB7) Horizons. "JPL Horizons: Barycentric Osculating Orbital Elements for (90377) Sedna". Retrieved 12 November
2014_FE72
at which the atmosphere reaches 1 bar of atmospheric pressure. Because Sedna has no known moons, directly determining its mass (estimated to be from
List of Solar System objects by size
List_of_Solar_System_objects_by_size
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
objects are generally identified as such: Orcus, Quaoar, Gonggong, and Sedna. Less massive than the dwarf planets are the vast number of small Solar
Solar_System
Solar system objects beyond Neptune
objects (brown), including 2017 OF201, and the four known sednoids, including Sedna and 541132 Leleākūhonua. The Edgeworth–Kuiper belt contains objects with
Trans-Neptunian_object
ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 36755175. Wikidata Q116754015. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)" (2016-01-12 last obs). Archived from the original
List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System
List_of_gravitationally_rounded_objects_of_the_Solar_System
Surname of Irish origin
na Naomh Ó hUidhrín mentions the O'Brophys as residing in Magh Sedna (the Plain of Sedna) in the barony of Galmoy (barony), Kilkenny in his 14th century
Brophy
Detached extreme trans-Neptunian object
doi:10.1007/s11214-015-0223-2. ISSN 0038-6308. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)". Retrieved 28 March 2014. New data about two distant
474640_Alicanto
Application programming interface
following is a list of Native XML Databases which are known to have XQuery API for Java implementations. MarkLogic eXist BaseX Sedna Oracle XDB Tamino TigerLogic
XQuery_API_for_Java
Mine. Many of his sculptures depict the bears, as well as the sea goddess Sedna. Jaw's work is held in several museums, including the Penn Museum, the University
Kingwatsiak_Jaw
Large, round non-stellar astronomical object
are Ceres, Orcus, Pluto, Haumea, Quaoar, Makemake, Gonggong, Eris, and Sedna. Ceres is the largest object in the asteroid belt, located between the orbits
Planet
Trans-Neptunian dwarf planet
Surface Properties of the Two Intrinsically Brightest Minor Planets: (90377) Sedna and (90482) Orcus". The Astrophysical Journal. 627 (2): 1057–1065. arXiv:astro-ph/0504280
Orcus_(dwarf_planet)
Trans-Neptunian object
companion as a possible origin of Sedna-like objects". Earth, Moon, and Planets. 97: 459. "JPL small-body database search engine: a > 150 (AU) and q >
(148209)_2000_CR105
Dynamical class of minor planets
most distant, and best known is Sedna. Those with large semi-major axes and high perihelion orbits similar to that of Sedna are termed sednoids. As of 2025
Detached_object
Lowest theoretical temperature
is the lowest natural temperature ever recorded. In November 2003, 90377 Sedna was discovered and is one of the coldest known objects in the Solar System
Absolute_zero
2007 novel by Dan Simmons
called the Tuunbaq, a demon created millennia ago by the Esquimaux goddess Sedna to kill her fellow spirits, with whom she had become angry. After a war
The_Terror_(novel)
Dwarf planet with a ring and two moons
Eris, Pluto, similar to Makemake, and possibly Gonggong, and larger than Sedna, Quaoar, and Orcus. A 2019 study attempted to resolve the conflicting measurements
Haumea
Trans-Neptunian object
of any known extreme trans-Neptunian object, behind sednoids including Sedna (76 AU), 2012 VP113 (80 AU), and Leleākūhonua (65 AU). According to astronomers
2013_SY99
Detached object
along with Sedna, may be part of the inner edge of the Oort cloud. List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun "JPL Small-Body Database Browser:
2010_GB174
American astronomer (born 1965)
massive than Pluto, leading directly to Pluto's demotion from planet status; Sedna, a dwarf planet thought to be the first observed body of the inner Öpik–Oort
Michael_E._Brown
Scattered disc object
trans-Neptunian region. VII. Size and surface characteristics of (90377) Sedna and 2010 EK139". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 541: 4. arXiv:1204.0899. Bibcode:2012A&A
471143_Dziewanna
Object in the Solar System
exception of the dwarf planets Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Quaoar, Orcus, Sedna, Gonggong and Eris and others that may turn out to be dwarf planets. The
Small_Solar_System_body
Process of finding the image of an object in images predating its discovery
Browser". "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)" (2010-01-05 last obs). Retrieved 2010-02-08.{{cite
Precovery
original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2012. "Horizons Batch for Sedna in July 2076" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive)
List of future astronomical events
List_of_future_astronomical_events
Region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
minor planets from the Minor Planet Center orbit database, dated February 8, 2006. "JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: orbital class (MBA)". JPL Solar
Asteroid_belt
Astronomic definition
planets: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Charon, Quaoar, Orcus, and Sedna pass the 900-kilometre (560 mi) threshold. The bodies generally agreed to
Geophysical definition of planet
Geophysical_definition_of_planet
Planitia on Venus
Sedna Planitia is a large lowland area of Venus, south of Ishtar Terra. It is thought to be lava-covered and similar to a lunar mare. Its name is derived
Sedna_Planitia
Trans-Neptunian object
doi:10.1007/s10509-017-3181-1. S2CID 118890903. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)". Retrieved 28 March 2014. Archive of JPL #2 Epoch
2013_RF98
Interstellar travel Location of Earth The Magnificent Seven Nearby Stars Database Solar System#Galactic position Stars in fiction List of stars with resolved
List_of_nearest_stars
companion of Sedna. Aipaloovik, an evil sea god associated with death and destruction Sedna: the mistress of sea animals and mother of the sea. Sedna (Sanna
Inuit_religion
Interstellar object that passed near Earth in 2017
Bibcode:2018MNRAS.476L...1D. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/sly019. S2CID 119405023. "Sedna inbound 200 AU in 1746". "Bowell (C/1980 E1) inbound 200 AU in 1765". "ISON
1I/ʻOumuamua
Trans-Neptunian object
had an apparent magnitude of about 30.8. For comparison, the dwarf planet Sedna had an apparent magnitude of 21.7 when it was 100 AU from the Sun. It comes
(709487)_2013_BL76
Classical Kuiper belt object
other large objects beyond Neptune, which includes the dwarf planets Eris, Sedna, and Quaoar. Máni was found through manual vetting of potential moving objects
307261_Máni
Trans-Neptunian object
Small-Body Database Browser: 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)" (2018-12-07 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 18 January 2020. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser:
2018_VG18
Temporary quasi-satellite of Venus
Zoozve". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 August 2024. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (524522) Zoozve" (2018-12-03 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory
524522_Zoozve
Trans-Neptunian object
anti-aligned with the other known extreme trans-Neptunian objects such as Sedna and 2012 VP113, i.e. its longitude of perihelion differs by 180° from other
2013_FT28
Second planet from the Sun
was redefined to pass through the central peak in the crater Ariadne on Sedna Planitia. The stratigraphically oldest tessera terrains have consistently
Venus
NASA space probe launched in 1977
craft is presently less than one-seventh the distance to the aphelion of Sedna, and it has not yet entered the postulated position of the Oort cloud, the
Voyager_1
W.; Fischer, D. A.; Valenti, J. A. (2011-04-01). "The Exoplanet Orbit Database". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 123 (902): 412–422
Lists_of_planets
Autonomous territory of Denmark
primarily concerned with appeasing a vengeful and fingerless sea goddess called Sedna who controlled the success of the seal and whale hunts. The first Norse
Greenland
Dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt
; et al. (March 2024). "A Tale of 3 Dwarf Planets: Ices and Organics on Sedna, Gonggong, and Quaoar from JWST Spectroscopy". Icarus. 414 116017. arXiv:2309
Makemake
Species of marine mammal with tusks
rules the bottom of the sea, who is in turn linked to the Inuit goddess Sedna. Both in Chukotka and Alaska, the aurora borealis is believed to be a special
Walrus
Trans-Neptunian object
similar to that of the detached objects such as the sednoids (e.g. 90377 Sedna), its perihelion distance, however, is much lower and still just inside
(523622)_2007_TG422
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
Temperatures Archived 15 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine Io Mountain Database Archived 31 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine Cassini Observations of Io's
Io_(moon)
Trans-Neptunian object and highly eccentric centaur
System. The large semi-major axis makes it similar to (87269) 2000 OO67 and Sedna. With an absolute magnitude (H) of 8.1, it is estimated to be about 60 to
(308933)_2006_SQ372
Program to discover near-Earth objects
the images leading to the discovery of 50000 Quaoar in 2002, and 90377 Sedna in 2003 (published 2004) and the dwarf planet Eris. In addition to discovering
Near-Earth_Asteroid_Tracking
Elongated plutino
amplitude of 0.21±0.01, indicative of an elongated, non-spherical shape. 90377 Sedna – a dwarf planet discovered on the same day as 2003 VS2 (14 November 2003)
(84922)_2003_VS2
Trans-Neptunian object
objects that periodically become more distant than 89 AU from the Sun include Sedna (which is much larger in size), 2000 CR105, 2012 DR30, 2013 BL76, and 2005
2015_TH367
Ringed dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt
; et al. (March 2024). "A Tale of 3 Dwarf Planets: Ices and Organics on Sedna, Gonggong, and Quaoar from JWST Spectroscopy". Icarus. 414 (116017). arXiv:2309
Quaoar
List of largest planets by size
Bannister, Michele T.; et al. (July 2025). "Discovery and dynamics of a Sedna-like object with a perihelion of 66 au". Nature Astronomy. 9 (9): 1309–1316
List_of_largest_exoplanets
Taxonomic group of semi-aquatic mammals
walk on land. In Inuit mythology, they are associated with the goddess Sedna, who sometimes transformed into a seal. It was believed that marine mammals
Pinniped
Amount by which an orbit deviates from a perfect circle
Eris (with e ≈ 0.435 {\displaystyle e\approx 0.435} ). Even further out, Sedna has an extremely high eccentricity of approximately 0.850 due to its estimated
Orbital_eccentricity
Trans-Neptunian object and centaur
MPC. 2002 RN109 2005 VX3 (308933) 2006 SQ372 (523622) 2007 TG422 90377 Sedna List of hyperbolic comets Planet Nine Given the orbital eccentricity of
(668643)_2012_DR30
Mountain Database. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2012. Schenk, P.; Hargitai, H. "Euboea Montes". Io Mountain Database. Archived
List of tallest mountains in the Solar System
List_of_tallest_mountains_in_the_Solar_System
goddesses of the sea's depths and its creatures among the Netsilik Inuit. Sedna, goddess of the sea and its creatures. Lencan Ilangipuca, goddess of fertility
List_of_water_deities
planets – top ten most likely: Pluto, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, Gonggong, Quaoar, Sedna, Ceres, Orcus, Salacia Kuiper belt (A major ring of bodies in the Solar
List_of_minor_planets
Extreme trans-Neptunian object
BP519 in 2026, which should determine if it has significantly sized moons. Sedna The nickname "Caju" is mentioned in the downloadable PowerPoint presentation
(768325)_2015_BP519
Free astrology software
locational astrology such as astrocartography. Recent versions use the tz database for time zone and daylight saving time detection. All versions of Astrolog
Astrolog
Server product. pureXML also competes with native XML databases like BaseX, eXist, MarkLogic or Sedna. IBM International Technical Support Organization (ITSO)
PureXML
Irish-Argentine admiral (1777–1857)
his biography Archived 20 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine at Planeta Sedna. Retrieved 15 October 2006. Irish: Béal Easa, see report at County Mayo's
William_Brown_(admiral)
Trans-Neptunian object
(Space Science Department). Retrieved 9 December 2008. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2005 QU182)" (last observation: 2009-09-18). Retrieved 7 April
(303775)_2005_QU182
Calendar year
that neither party violated a 1955 treaty. November 14 – The dwarf planet Sedna is discovered by a team of astronomers led by Michael E. Brown from the
2003
Crater on Venus
Stefania is a crater on Venus in the northern Sedna Planitia. With a diameter of 11 kilometers (6.8 mi) it is one of the smaller craters on Venus. Because
Stefania_(crater)
American astronomer (born 1973)
dwarf planets Trujillo discovered are: Quaoar, co-discovered with Brown Sedna, co-discovered with Brown and Rabinowitz, possibly the first known inner
Chad_Trujillo
Egyptian actor (born 1980)
Sayala) Tamer Wa Shaw'eyyah Al-Gama'a (TV series) El Tennen (The Dragon) Sedna El Sayd Bedon Zekr Asma' Participated in "Waraket Shafra" movie song with
Ahmed_El-Fishawy
Stony main-belt asteroid
(Subscription or participating institution membership required.) "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 3 Juno" (2017-11-26 last obs). Archived from the original on 5
3_Juno
Asteroid
NT7". IAU Minor Planet Center. July 14, 2002. (K02N07T) "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 89959 (2002 NT7)" (2017-03-15 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory
(89959)_2002_NT7
series Fear Effect (2000) Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix (2001) Fear Effect Sedna (2018) Deus Ex series Deus Ex (2000) Deus Ex: Invisible War (2003) Deus
List_of_cyberpunk_works
Gas layer surrounding Venus
Bibcode:2013Icar..224...57K. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2013.02.010. "The HITRAN Database". Atomic and Molecular Physics Division, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for
Atmosphere_of_Venus
discovery of several other trans-Neptunian objects, such as Quaoar and Sedna, continued to erode arguments that Pluto was exceptional from the rest of
Definition_of_planet
Trans-Neptunian object
years) List of Solar System objects by greatest aphelion "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 87269 (2000 OO67)" (2006-07-25 last obs). Retrieved 12 April 2016
(87269)_2000_OO67
Canadian artist (1964–2021)
imagery of transformation may be considered grotesque and include works of Sedna the Inuit goddess of the sea and marine animals. His work relates both to
Floyd_Kuptana
Unicode block
block: Mathematical operators and symbols in Unicode "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26. "Enumerated Versions of The
Miscellaneous Symbols and Arrows
Miscellaneous_Symbols_and_Arrows
Small Solar System body
2% chance of its orbit venturing into the neighborhood of Earth. 90377 Sedna (relatively large and also distant body) List of hyperbolic comets Pluto
2013_AZ60
XML-based technology for heterogeneous data integration, native XML database Sedna, text mining and information retrieval. Software Development Tools Department :
Institute for System Programming
Institute_for_System_Programming
Canadian musician
Road to Santiago also features the song "Sedna", a retelling of the Inuit creation myth involving the goddess Sedna that includes archival recordings of Inuit
Heather_Dale
Classical Kuiper belt object
several other large objects beyond Neptune, including the dwarf planets Eris, Sedna, and Quaoar. Aya was found through manual vetting of potential moving objects
55565_Aya
Animation director, writer and storyboard artist
World (1991) Beauty and the Beast/The Chinese Parrot/Sedna (1991): animation staff (segment "Sedna") McGee and Me! (1992) Beauty in the Least (1992): animator:StarToons
Tod_Carter
SEDNA DATABASE
SEDNA DATABASE
Female
English
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Seònaid, SEONA means "God is gracious."
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Seona, SHEONA means "God is gracious."Â
Girl/Female
Australian, German, Hebrew
Pleasure; Delight; Form of Edna; Renewal
Girl/Female
Afghan, Hindu, Indian
A River
Female
Chamoru
, silk.
Girl/Female
Australian, Japanese, Spanish
Innocent
Female
English
(Hebrew ×¢Ö¶×“Ö°× Ö¸×”): Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Eithne, EDNA means "kernel." Hebrew name meaning "delight, pleasure, rejuvenation." In the apocryphal Book of Tobit, this is the name of the mother of Sarah.Â
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Pleasure
Female
Hebrew
(×¢Ö¶×“Ö°× Ö¸×”) Hebrew name EDNA means "delight, pleasure, rejuvenation." In the apocryphal Book of Tobit, this is the name of the mother of Sarah. Compare with another form of Edna.
Girl/Female
Australian, Gaelic, Hebrew, Irish
Gift from God; The Lord is Gracious; Present
Girl/Female
American, Christian, Danish, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indian, Swedish
Pleasure
Boy/Male
Finnish, German, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Army
Girl/Female
Hindu
God is gracious
Girl/Female
Celtic American English Hebrew
Fire.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Female
English
From the name of the state of Arizona in the United States of America, a place considered sacred by the Native Americans. It was named after Sedona Miller Schnebly (1877-1950), the wife of the city's first postmaster. Meaning unknown.
Girl/Female
Armenian, Australian, German, Turkish
Echo's in the Forest
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Knowledge; Perception; Pain
Girl/Female
Latin American
Blessed.
Girl/Female
Gaelic Irish
Gift from God.
SEDNA DATABASE
SEDNA DATABASE
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, Christian, English, French, Jamaican, Swedish, Welsh
Sea Lover; Form of Marvin; Friend of the Sea; Sea Friend; Sea Hill; Great; Marrow Eminent
Boy/Male
Muslim
The maker of order
Girl/Female
Muslim
(She was the daughter of Abu)
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Mayberry.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the High Meadow
Girl/Female
Indian
Golden
Girl/Female
Tamil
Pankajadharini | பஂகாஜதாரிணீ
Lotus holder
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Pretty
Girl/Female
German
Shining; Brilliant
Boy/Male
Muslim
Latch, Door lock
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n.
The plants themselves, native to the East, but now cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies.
n.
A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.
n.
One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan.
n.
A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees) of many species, most of which have purgative qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna used in medicine.
n.
A kind of open sedan used in Ceylon, carried by a single pole on men's shoulders.
n.
The leaves of several leguminous plants of the genus Cassia. (C. acutifolia, C. angustifolia, etc.). They constitute a valuable but nauseous cathartic medicine.
n.
The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside with the properties of a weak acid; -- called also cathartic acid, and cathartina.
n.
A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single person, -- usually borne on poles by two men. Called also sedan chair.
a.
Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as cathartic acid.