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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ipecacuanha
 吐根,吐根樹

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 ipe·ca·cu·a·nha /ˌɪpɪˌkækuˈænə/ 名詞

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ip·e·cac·u·an·ha n.  Med. & Bot. The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaëlis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac (Richardsonia scabra).
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