Lexic.us

Definition of Erythroxylon coca

1. Noun. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erythroxylon Coca

Literary usage of Erythroxylon coca

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1879)
"Erythroxylon coca.* BT JAMES G. STEELE. THE attention of the medical world ... The most important species is the Erythroxylon coca, the leaves of which have ..."

2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"Arb. des kaiserl. Gesundheitsamtes, 1898. COCA. The leaves of the coca shrub (Erythroxylon coca Lam., ..."

3. American Journal of Dental Science by American Society of Dental Surgeons (1888)
"Erythroxylon coca AND ITS ALKALOID- COCAINE. BY WE BAXTER, OWENTON, KY. ("Read before the Kentucky State Dental Society, June, ..."

4. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1847)
"On Coca (Erythroxylon coca, Lam.) By Dr JJ VON TSCHUDI. The coca (Erythroxylon coca, Lam.) is a shrub about six feet in height, with bright green leaves and ..."

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