Erythroxylon

Erythroxylon
Erythroxylon Er`y*throx"y*lon, n. [NL., from Gr. 'eryqro`s red + ? wood. So named from the red wood of some species.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing in tropical countries. {E. Coca} is the source of cocaine. See {Coca}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Erythroxylon — (E. L.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Erythroxyleae, 10. Kl. 3 Ordn. L.; Arten: strauchartige Gewächse in Südamerika u. den Mascarenhasinseln; sie liefern zum Theil für feinere Tischlerarbeiten taugliches Holz; E. coca, in Peru u. am… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Erythroxylon — Erythroxylon, s. Coca …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • erythroxylon — ● erythroxylon nom masculin Nom générique du coca …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Erythroxylon — noun a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae • Syn: ↑genus Erythroxylon, ↑Erythroxylum, ↑genus Erythroxylum • Hypernyms: ↑plant genus • Member Meronyms: ↑Erythroxylon coca, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • ERYTHROXYLON COCA LAM. - КОКАИНОВЫЙ К. ПЕРУАНСКИЙ — см. 500. Кустарник. Е. coca Lam. К. к. перуанский Encycl. Meth. Bot. II (1786) 393. Соггẽа 2 (1931) 325. Wealth of India 3 (1952) 193. Атлас лек. раст. (1962) 654, рис. S y n. Е. peruvianum Prescott; E. bolivianum Hort. М е с т н. н а з в.… …   Справочник растений

  • ERYTHROXYLON NOVOGRANATENSE (MORRIS) HIERON. - КОКАИНОВЫЙ К. НОВОГРАНАДСКИЙ — см. 500. Кустарник. Е. novogranatense (Morris) Hieron. К. к. новогранадский in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 20, Beibl. 49 (1895) 35. Schulz (1907) 85. Burkill (1935) 951. S у n. E. mexicanum Rgl. (non Н. В. К.); Е. coca Lam. var. novogranatense Morris; E.… …   Справочник растений

  • Erythroxylon Coca — Coca Co ca, n. [Sp., fr. native name.] The dried leaf of a South American shrub ({Erythroxylon Coca}). In med., called Erythroxylon. [1913 Webster] Note: Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Erythroxylon coca — noun a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine • Syn: ↑coca, ↑coca plant • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Erythroxylon, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Erythroxylon truxiuense — noun a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Erythroxylon, ↑genus Erythroxylon, ↑Erythroxylum, ↑genus Erythroxylum …   Useful english dictionary

  • Erythroxylon areolatum — Ironwood I ron*wood , n. (Bot.) A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood. [1913 Webster] Note: In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam are so called; also the {Olneya Tesota}, a small tree of Arizona; in the West Indies, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”