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matico

matico noun: a Peruvian plant (Piper aduncum) allied to the pepper, whose leaves are used as a styptic and astringent.

Noun

matico (uncountable)

  1. A Peruvian plant (Piper aduncum) allied to the pepper, whose leaves are used as a styptic and astringent.

Questions about matico

What does matico mean?
Matico means a Peruvian plant (Piper aduncum) allied to the pepper, whose leaves are used as a styptic and astringent.
What part of speech is matico?
Matico is a noun.

Words near matico in the dictionary

  1. Matica-a
  2. matical
  3. maticals
  4. Matich
  5. Matiches
  6. matico
  7. Matics
  8. matie
  9. matier
  10. maties
  11. matiest

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