The meaning of Ipecac
Ipecac – definition
nounShort for ipecacuanha.
nounThe dried rhizome of a south american shrub, or a drug prepared from this, used as an emetic and expectorant.
nounThe shrub that produces ipecacuanha, native to brazil and cultivated elsewhere.
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Word origin
early 17th century: from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani ipekaaguéne ‘emetic creeper’, from ipe ‘small’ + kaa ‘leaves’ + guéne ‘vomit’.
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