Hermodactyl

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hermodactyl \Her`mo*dac"tyl\, n. [NL. hermodactylus, lit.,
     Hermes' finger; fr. Gr. ? Hermes + ? finger.] (med.)
     A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger,
     brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic.
     [1913 Webster]