'Erythroxylon Coca' definitions:
Definition of 'Erythroxylon coca'
(from WordNet)
noun
A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine [syn: Erythroxylon coca, coca, coca plant]
Definition of 'Erythroxylon Coca'
From: GCIDE
- Coca \Co"ca\, n. [Sp., fr. native name.] The dried leaf of a South American shrub ({Erythroxylon Coca}). In med., called Erythroxylon. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by natives of Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion, or to sustain strength in absence of food. [1913 Webster]
- Mexican coca, an American herb (Richardsonia scabra), yielding a nutritious fodder. Its roots are used as a substitute for ipecacuanha. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Erythroxylon coca'
From: GCIDE
- Hygrine \Hy"grine\, n. [From Gr. ? moist.] (Chem.) An alkaloid associated with cocaine in coca leaves (Erythroxylon coca), and extracted as a thick, yellow oil, having a pungent taste and odor. [1913 Webster]