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Definition of Erythroxylon coca
Erythroxylon Coca Coca Co"ca, n. [Sp., fr. native name.]
The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon
Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon.
Note: 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.
Mexican coca, an American herb (Richardsonia scabra),
yielding a nutritious fodder. Its roots are used as a
substitute for ipecacuanha.
Erythroxylon coca Hygrine Hy"grine, n. [From Gr. ? moist.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid associated with cocaine in coca leaves
(Erythroxylon coca), and extracted as a thick, yellow oil,
having a pungent taste and odor.
