"ipecacuanha" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪpɪkakjuːˈænə/ Forms: ipecacuanhas [plural]
Etymology: From Brazilian Portuguese ipecacuanha, from a Tupian language ipekaaguéne, from ipeh (“low”) + kaâ (“leaves”) + guéne (“vomit”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|pt-BR|ipecacuanha}} Brazilian Portuguese ipecacuanha, {{der|en|tup}} Tupian Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ipecacuanha (countable and uncountable, plural ipecacuanhas)
  1. (medicine, pharmaceutics) The root of Carapichea ipecacuanha, used as an emetic or purgative; a preparation of this root used as a drug; ipecac. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-ipecacuanha-en-noun-ceQ-WydQ Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (medicine, pharmaceutics) The flowering plant Carapichea ipecacuanha. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Categories (lifeform): Madder family plants Translations (flowering plant): ipécacuana [masculine] (French), wymiotnica [feminine] (Polish), ipekakuana [feminine] (Polish), ipecacuanha [feminine] (Portuguese), ипекакуа́на (ipekakuána) [feminine] (Russian), ipekakwana (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-ipecacuanha-en-noun-tZZwXhf9 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 10 90 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 10 90 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'flowering plant': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wild ipecacuanha

Inflected forms

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