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wild ipecacuanha

wild ipecacuanha noun: the flowering plant Asclepias curassavica.

Noun

wild ipecacuanha

  1. The flowering plant Asclepias curassavica.

Origin of wild ipecacuanha

So called because its root is a powerful emetic, like that of the true ipecacuanha.

Questions about wild ipecacuanha

What does wild ipecacuanha mean?
Wild ipecacuanha means the flowering plant Asclepias curassavica.
What part of speech is wild ipecacuanha?
Wild ipecacuanha is a noun.

Words near wild ipecacuanha in the dictionary

  1. Wild Huntsman
  2. Wild Huntsmen
  3. wild hyacinth
  4. wild hyacinths
  5. wild indigo
  6. wild ipecacuanha
  7. wild Irishman
  8. wild land
  9. wild lands
  10. wild leek
  11. wild leeks

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