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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Coca \Co"ca\, n. [Sp., fr native name.] The dried leaf of a South American shrub ({Erythroxylon Coca}). In med., called Erythroxylon. Note: Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by natives of Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion, or to sustain strength in absence of food. {Mexican coca}, an American herb ({Richardsonia scabra}), yielding a nutritious fodder. Its roots are used as a substitute for ipecacuanha. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: coca n 1: a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine [syn: {Erythroxylon coca}] 2: dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their simulating effect From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: COCA Cost Of Cracking Adjustment (cryptography)
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