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ip·e·cac
\ˈipə̇ˌkak, ˈipē-\ noun
or ipe·cacua·nha \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌkakyəˈwan(y)ə, ēˌpākəˈkwanyə\
(-s)
Etymology: ipecac short for ipecacuanha, from Portuguese, from Tupi ipekaaguéne
1. : a tropical So. American creeping plant (Cephaelis ipecacuanha) with drooping flowers
2.
a. : the dried rhizome and roots of ipecac formerly used as a medicine and now valued as the source of emetine — called also Brazilian ipecac
b. : the dried roots of any of several plants used like ipecac roots — see bastard ipecac, white ipecac |