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Ip`e·cac`u·an'ha (ĭp`e*kăk`u*ăn'ȧ) noun [ Portuguese ipecacuanha (cf. Spanish ipecacuana ); from Braz. ipe-kaa-guena , prop., a creeping plant that causes ...
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[edit] English. [edit] Etymology. Tupian ipekaaguéne, from ipeh (“low”) + kaâ (“ leaves”) + guéne (“vomit”), via Portuguese ipecacuanha.
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1780–90, Americanism; short for ipecacuanha < Portuguese < Tupi ipekaaguéne , equivalent to ipeh low + kaâ leaves + guéne vomit. Dictionary.com ...
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The botanical source of Ipecacuanha was the subject of much dispute, until it was finally settled by Gomez, a physician of the Portuguese Navy, who brought ...
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Sep 19, 2011 ... "ipecacuanha" definition: a medicinal drug used to evoke vomiting ... Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani ipekaaguéne "emetic creeper", from ipe ...
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ipecacuanha definition, meaning, English dictionary, synonym, see also 'ipecac' ... (C18: from Portuguese, from Tupi ipekaaguéne, from ipeh low + kaa leaves + ...
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A Portuguese friar living in Brazil in the early 17th century first recorded the medicinal properties of ipecacuanha, a traditional remedy used by Brazilian Indians.
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The medicinal use of Cephaelis Ipecacuanha, which includes vomiting, was first recorded by a Portuguese friar who lived in Brazil around 1600. It was brought ...
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