"ipecac" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɪp.ɪ.kæk/ Forms: ipecacs [plural]
Etymology: Contraction of ipecacuanha, from Portuguese ipecacuanha, from Tupi-Guarani ipekaaguéne (“emetic creeper”), from ipe (“small”) + kaa (“leaves”) + guéne (“vomit”); or from Tupian ɨpekakwánʸa, from ɨpeka (“duck”) + akwánʸa (“penis”). Etymology templates: {{contr|en|ipecacuanha}} Contraction of ipecacuanha, {{der|en|pt|ipecacuanha}} Portuguese ipecacuanha, {{der|en|tup-gua|-}} Tupi-Guarani, {{af|und|ipe|kaa|guéne|nocat=1|t1=small|t2=leaves|t3=vomit}} ipe (“small”) + kaa (“leaves”) + guéne (“vomit”), {{der|en|tup|-}} Tupian, {{af|und|ɨpeka|akwánʸa|nocat=1|t1=duck|t2=penis}} ɨpeka (“duck”) + akwánʸa (“penis”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ipecac (countable and uncountable, plural ipecacs)
  1. The dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and Cephaelis ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Madder family plants
    Sense id: en-ipecac-en-noun-FLKNZek0 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 47 21 32
  2. (pharmacology) An emetic and expectorant drug that contains emetine and is prepared from ipecac especially as a syrup for use in treating accidental poisoning. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: syrup of ipecac
    Sense id: en-ipecac-en-noun-MTZaeyrs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 41 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 53 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 45 31 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  3. The shrub that produces ipecac (Cephaelis ipecacuanha), native to Brazil and cultivated elsewhere. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ipecac-en-noun-me83DxiP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ipecacuanha

Inflected forms

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