- ipecac
- ipecac 1710, borrowing via Portuguese of a shortened form of Tupi ipecacuana (a word attested in English from 1682), a medicinal plant of Brazil. The Indian word is said to mean "small plant causing vomit."
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Ipecac — Recordings Filiale de Fondé en 1999 Fondateur Mike Patton Greg Werckman Statut Maison de disques … Wikipédia en Français
Ipecac — may refer to:* Syrup of ipecac, an emetic substance, used to induce vomiting * Ipecac Recordings, an independent record label founded by Mike Patton and Greg Werckman … Wikipedia
Ipecac — bezieht sich auf: eine tropische Pflanze, siehe Ipecacuanha ein Brechmittel, das aus dieser Pflanze hergestellt wird eine Plattenfirma, siehe Ipecac Recordings Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung … Deutsch Wikipedia
Ipecac — Ip e*cac ([i^]p [ e]*k[a^]k), n. An abbreviation of {Ipecacuanha}, and in more frequent use. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ipecac — ☆ ipecac [ip΄i ka΄ko͞o an′yəip′i kak΄ ] n. [contr. < Port ipecacuanha < Tupí ipe kaa guéne, small emetic plant] 1. the dried root of a tropical South American plant (Cephaëlis ipecacuanha) of the madder family, that yields emetine and other … English World dictionary
Ipecac — A naturally occurring substance with multiple properties including the ability to cause vomiting (emesis). Ipecac is derived from dried roots of a bush called Uragoga ipecacuanha that is native to Brazil. In the past, a sizable proportion of… … Medical dictionary
ipecac — n. type of South American plant; root of the ipecac plant; emetic drug made from the ipecac root … English contemporary dictionary
ipecac — also ipecacuanha noun Etymology: Portuguese ipecacuanha, from Tupi ɨpekakwánʸa, from ɨpéka duck + akwánʸa penis Date: 1682 1. the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha) of the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Ipecac Recording — Ipecac Recordings Filiale de Fondé en 1999 Fondateur Mike Patton Greg Werckman Statut Maison de disques … Wikipédia en Français
Ipecac recordings — Filiale de Fondé en 1999 Fondateur Mike Patton Greg Werckman Statut Maison de disques … Wikipédia en Français
