单词 | black ipecacuanha |
释义 | > as lemmasblack ipecacuanha black ipecacuanha n. now rare any of several plants used as a substitute for ipecacuanha; esp. the tropical American plant Psychotria emetica (family Rubiaceae), which has black roots; (also) a preparation made from any of these plants, used as an emetic. ΚΠ 1730 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 152 Of the true Ipecacuanha I have four Kinds, Black, Brown, Grey, and White.] 1812 J. Stokes Bot. Materia Medica I. 368 Black ipecacuanha. 1850 M. Kirby Flora Leics. 16 P[olygala] glandulosa in China, is called black ipecacuanha, from its emetic powers. 1928 Gardeners' Chron. 5 May 314/2 P. emetica is grown for its roots, which produce Black ipecacuanha, one of the many substitutes for the true Ipecacuanha drug. < as lemmas |
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