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1. (n.) coca
a shrub, Erythroxylumcoca, of the family Erythroxylaceae, native to the Andes, having simple alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
2. coca
the dried leaves of this shrub, which are chewed for their stimulant properties and which yield cocaine and other alkaloids.
Etymology: (1610–20; < Sp < Quechua kuka)
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1. (noun) Erythroxylon coca, coca, coca plant
a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
2. (noun) Coca, Imogene Coca
United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
3. (noun) coca
dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect
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1. (noun) coca
the dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon
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1. coca
Any of several South American shrubs of the Erythroxylon genus (and family) that yield COCAINE; the leaves are chewed with alum for CNS stimulation.
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