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Definition of hoodia

hoodia

/ˈhuːdiə/
hoo · di · a
Plural:hoodias
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• noun

1

A dietary supplement or herbal extract derived from the stems of Hoodia gordonii, traditionally chewed by indigenous San peoples of southern Africa and commercially marketed as an appetite suppressant.

Example

"Health regulators warned consumers that many weight-loss capsules sold online contained little to no authentic hoodia."

2

Any leafless, cactus-like succulent plant of the genus Hoodia in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, native to the Kalahari Desert and arid regions of southern Africa, bearing spiny ribbed stems and large, saucer-shaped, flesh-colored to maroon flowers with a strong carrion-like odor.

• Nearby Words

honiara
honolulu
hood
hoodia
hoof
hooghly
hook

Usage Trend

Historical frequency of usage in published text.

180019102020
Data source: Google Books Ngram Viewer

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Hoodia. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/hoodia
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