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coca

co·ca [ kṓkə ] (plural co·ca)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dried leaves: the dried leaves of an Andean bush. Use: chewed as a stimulant, processed for cocaine and other alkaloids.

2. bush yielding cocaine: a bush whose leaves yield coca. Native to: Andes.  Latin name Erythroxylum coca.

[Late 16th century. Via Spanish< Aymara kuka or Quechua koka]
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