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Definition of COCA
1. Noun. A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine.
Exact synonyms: Coca Plant, Erythroxylon Coca
Group relationships: Erythroxylon, Erythroxylum, Genus Erythroxylon, Genus Erythroxylum
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Erythroxylon, Erythroxylum, Genus Erythroxylon, Genus Erythroxylum
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
2. Noun. United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001).
3. Noun. Dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect.
Category relationships: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Terms within: Cocain, Cocaine
Generic synonyms: Plant Product
Terms within: Cocain, Cocaine
Generic synonyms: Plant Product
Definition of COCA
1. n. The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon.
Definition of COCA
1. Acronym. (linguistics) w:Corpus of Contemporary American English Corpus of Contemporary American English. ¹
2. Noun. The dried leaf of a South American shrub (''Erythroxylon coca''), widely cultivated legally in Andean countries, and the source of cocaine. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of COCA
1. a South American shrub [n -S]
Medical Definition of COCA
1. Any of several south american shrubs of the erythroxylon genus (and family) that yield cocaine; the leaves are chewed with alum for CNS stimulation. (12 Dec 1998)