NOUN | plant | Erythroxylum, Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylum | a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae |
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Meaning | A large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae. | |
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Synonyms | Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylum | |
Members | Erythroxylon coca, coca, coca plant | A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes |
Erythroxylon truxiuense | A South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine | |
Broader | plant genus | A genus of plants |
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