NOUN | plant | coca, Erythroxylon coca, coca plant | a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes |
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person | Coca, Imogene Coca | United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001) | |
artifact | coca | dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine) |
Sounds | kow'kah | |
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Rhymes | Africa ... yucca: 76 rhymes with kah... |
Meaning | A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine. | |
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Synonyms | Erythroxylon coca, coca plant | |
Member of | Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylon, Erythroxylum, genus Erythroxylum | A large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae |
Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
Spanish | coca, erythroxylum coca | |
Catalan | coca |
Meaning | United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001). | |
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Synonym | Imogene Coca | |
Instance of | comedienne | A female comedian |
Spanish | Imogene Coca |
Meaning | dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect. | |
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Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
Broader | plant product | A product made from plant material |
Substances | cocaine, cocain | A narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves |
Spanish | coca |
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