IPECACUANHA


Meaning of IPECACUANHA in English

[ ˌɪpɪkakjʊ'anə ]

■ noun the dried rhizome of a South American shrub, used as an emetic and expectorant drug.

Origin

C17: from Port., from Tupi-Guarani ipekaaguéne 'emetic creeper'.

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