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Agrostis scabra
Flyaway grass Flyaway grass (Bot.) The hair grass (Agrostis scabra). So called from its light panicle, which is blown to great distances by the wind.
Agrostis scabra
Hair grass Hair" grass` (Bot.) A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the Agrostis scabra, and several species of Aira or Deschampsia.
Richardsonia scabra
Ipecacuanha Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha, n. [Pg. ipecacuanha (cf. Sp. ipecacuana); fr. Braz. ipe-kaa-guena, prop., a creeping plant that causes vomiting.] (Med. & Bot.) The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cepha["e]lis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra).
Richardsonia scabra
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.

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- Melothria scabra, commonly known as the cucamelon, Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cu****ber, Mexican sour gherkin, mouse melon, or pepquinos...
- Dasypeltis scabra, also known commonly as the common egg eater, the egg-eating snake, and the rhombic egg eater, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae...
- Deutzia scabra is a species of flowering plant in the hydrangea family (Hydrangeaceae) native to ****an and introduced to mainland east Asia, Europe, and...
- Gentiana scabra, also known as the ****anese gentian or the Rindō Flower, is a species of flowering plant in the Gentian family (Gentianaceae), found in...
- Richardia scabra, commonly called rough Mexican clover or Florida pusley, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is widespread, native...
- Holothuria scabra, or sandfish, is a species of sea cu****ber in the family Holothuriidae. It was placed in the subgenus Metriatyla by Rowe in 1969 and...
- Doellingeria scabra is a perennial herb of the family Asteraceae from Eurasia. It is frequently found in wild mountain regions of Korea, eastern Russia...
- Agrostis scabra is a common species of gr**** known by the common names hair gr****, rough bent, rough bent gr****, winter bent gr****, and ticklegr****. A...
- century botanist. The deutzias are fairly new to gardens: the exception, D. scabra, was noticed in ****anese gardens by Engelbert Kaempfer (1712) and Carl Peter...
- Cranchia scabra is a species of gl**** squid. It is the only species in the genus, and is fairly small (about 150 millimeters (5.9 in)). They reside in...