ipecacuanha

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Noun

ipecacuanha

1. The root of Carapichea ipecacuanha, used as an emetic or purgative; a preparation of this root used as a drug; ipecac. [from 17th c.]
   • 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 211:

     This ipecacuanha is a most disagreeable medicine!

2. The flowering plant Carapichea ipecacuanha. [from 18th c.]

Translations

• Portuguese: ipecacuanha

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