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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Cahinca root

· Ca·hin·ca root · IPA
01 The root of an American shrub (Chiococca racemosa), found as far north as Florida Keys, from which cahincic acid is obtained; also, the roo…
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    The root of an American shrub (Chiococca racemosa), found as far north as Florida Keys, from which cahincic acid is obtained; also, the root of the South American Chiococca anguifuga, a celebrated antidote for snake poison.(Bot.)