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caapeba

caapeba noun: a South American plant, Piper umbellatum (formerly Pothomorphe umbellata), with medicinal roots.

caapeba: a South American plant, Piper umbellatum (formerly Pothomorphe umbellata), with medicinal roots
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Noun

caapeba

  1. A South American plant, Piper umbellatum (formerly Pothomorphe umbellata), with medicinal roots.
    • The pounded root of cissampelos, the caapeba of Plumier, applied externally, is said to be an antidote against the bites of venomous serpents. The plant being infused in water, quickly fills the liquor with a mucilaginous substance, which is as […]1778, Colin Milne, A Botanical Dictionary, second edition
    • The root of the caapeba, another species of cissampelos, is said to be an antidote against the bite of venomous serpents:1822, James Jennings (of Huntspill), The Family Cyclopaedia, page 889, entry on "Pareira brava"

Examples of caapeba in a sentence

  • Pothomorpha peltata, the Caapeba of Brazil, is considered as a most effectual diuretic, and has been highly recommended in strangury. (Flor.1847, Robert Eglesfeld Griffith, Medical Botany; Or, Descriptions of the More Important Plants Used in Medicine: With Their History...
  • Another important Brazilian indigenous plant is the caapeba, or Potomorphe peltatum, used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic medicine.1983(?), Brazil, page 31

Origin of caapeba

Said by Century to be Tupian.

Questions about caapeba

What does caapeba mean?
Caapeba means a South American plant, Piper umbellatum (formerly Pothomorphe umbellata), with medicinal roots.
How do you use caapeba in a sentence?
Pothomorpha peltata, the Caapeba of Brazil, is considered as a most effectual diuretic, and has been highly recommended in strangury. (Flor.
What part of speech is caapeba?
Caapeba is a noun.

Words near caapeba in the dictionary

  1. caaming
  2. Caanan
  3. Caanislagan
  4. Caaoacan
  5. CAAP
  6. caapeba
  7. caapi
  8. CAAs
  9. caatinga
  10. caatingas
  11. CAATSA

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