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[n] a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae |
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ERYTHROXYLON is a 12 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | Erythroxylum, genus Erythroxylon, genus Erythroxylum |
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| | See Also: | | coca, Erythroxylon coca, Erythroxylon truxiuense, plant genus |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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}.
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