Ipecacuanha

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  • n. A flowering plant, Psychotria ipecacuanha, the root of which has medicinal uses.
  • n. The powdered root of this plant, used as an emetic; ipecac.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (CephaĆ«lis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra).
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The dried root of CephaĆ«lis Ipecacuanha, a small shrubby plant, a native of Brazil, the United States of Colombia, and other parts of South America.
  • Word Usage
    "The ipecacuanha is a pretty, delicate plant, which bears a bright orange-colored cluster of flowers."
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