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coca

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun coca has 3 senses

coca(n = noun.plant) coca plant, erythroxylon coca - a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine; Array

is a member of erythroxylon, erythroxylum, genus erythroxylon, genus erythroxylum

is a kind of bush, shrub

coca(n = noun.person) imogene coca - United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001); Array

is a kind of comedienne

coca(n = noun.artifact) Array - dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect; Array

is a kind of

plant product

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CIDE DICTIONARY

coca, n. [Sp., fr. native name.].

The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon. [1913 Webster]

" Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by natives of Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion, or to sustain strength in absence of food." [1913 Webster]

Mexican coca, an American herb (Richardsonia scabra), yielding a nutritious fodder. Its roots are used as a substitute for ipecacuanha.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

coca, n.
1 a S. American shrub, Erythroxylum coca.
2 its dried leaves, chewed as a stimulant.

Etymology

Sp. f. Quechua cuca

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