(erythroxylon coca)

  • 11Coca [2] — Coca, Blätter des Erythroxylon Coca eines Rothholzes, Kaumittel der südamerikan. Indianer …

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  • 12coca — The dried leaves of Erythroxylon c., yielding not less than 0.5% of ether soluble alkaloids; the source of cocaine and several other alkaloids. [S. Am.] * * * co·ca kō kə n 1) any of several So. American shrubs (genus Erythroxylon of the family… …

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  • 13Erythroxylon — noun a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae • Syn: ↑genus Erythroxylon, ↑Erythroxylum, ↑genus Erythroxylum • Hypernyms: ↑plant genus • Member Meronyms: ↑Erythroxylon coca, ↑ …

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  • 14coca plant — noun a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine • Syn: ↑Erythroxylon coca, ↑coca • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Erythroxylon, ↑ …

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  • 15coca — noun Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua kuka Date: 1577 1. any of several South American shrubs (genus Erythroxylon, family Erythroxylaceae); especially one (E. coca) that is the primary source of cocaine 2. dried leaves of a coca (especially… …

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  • 16Coca (homonymie) — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Coca : plante (Erythroxylon coca), d où est extraite la cocaïne. Coca : abréviation de « Coca Cola », boisson gazeuse vendue au niveau …

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  • 17coca — /koh keuh/, n. 1. a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers. 2. the dried leaves of this shrub, which are chewed for their stimulant properties and which yield cocaine and other… …

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  • 18Coca-Cola® — Co|ca Co|la® 〈f. 10 oder n. 15〉 mit Kohlensäure versetztes, koffeinhaltiges Erfrischungsgetränk [Coca: <indian.; nach dem in den Anden Südamerikas heimischen Strauch Erythroxylon coca; → Kokain; Cola: <westafrik.: nach der im tropischen… …

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  • 19coca — 1cò·ca s.f. TS bot.com. pianta del genere Eritrossilo (Erythroxylon coca) originaria delle Ande tropicali, le cui foglie contengono diversi alcaloidi, tra cui la cocaina {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1560. ETIMO: sp. coca, dal quechua kuka. 2cò·ca s.f …

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  • 20coca — noun The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca), widely cultivated legally in Andean countries, and the source of cocaine …

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