'Erythroxylon' definitions:
Definition of 'Erythroxylon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae [syn: Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylon, Erythroxylum, genus Erythroxylum]
Definition of 'Erythroxylon'
From: GCIDE
- Erythroxylon \Er`y*throx"y*lon\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'eryqro`s red + ? wood. So named from the red wood of some species.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing in tropical countries. E. Coca is the source of cocaine. See Coca. [1913 Webster]