ipecac
noun
ip·e·cac ˈi-pi-ˌkak 
variants or less commonly ipecacuanha
ˌi-pi-ˌka-kyə-ˈwä-nə
-nyə
1
: the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine
also : either of these plants
2
: an emetic and expectorant drug that contains emetine and is prepared from ipecac especially as a syrup for use in treating accidental poisoning
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Turns out, her mother, Patty, was just a really good liar with a bottle of ipecac syrup. 
Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2020 Running, biking, sit-ups, push-ups, leg lifts, aerobics, swimming, dancing, eating only once a day, laxatives, ipecac, a finger down the throat, getting drunk in hopes of vomiting, measuring and weighing my food and myself. Andrea Jarrell, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Oct. 2017 Weight-loss regimens included consuming soap, chalk, pickles, digitalis, camphor tea, grapefruit (which was thought to contain fat-dissolving enzymes), potassium acetate (a diuretic), and ipecac (which induces vomiting). Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2017
Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2020 Running, biking, sit-ups, push-ups, leg lifts, aerobics, swimming, dancing, eating only once a day, laxatives, ipecac, a finger down the throat, getting drunk in hopes of vomiting, measuring and weighing my food and myself. Andrea Jarrell, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Oct. 2017 Weight-loss regimens included consuming soap, chalk, pickles, digitalis, camphor tea, grapefruit (which was thought to contain fat-dissolving enzymes), potassium acetate (a diuretic), and ipecac (which induces vomiting). Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Portuguese ipecacuanha, from Tupi ɨpekakwánʸa, from ɨpéka duck + akwánʸa penis
First Known Use
1682, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Medical Definition
ipecac
noun
ip·e·cac ˈip-i-ˌkak
variants also ipecacuanha
ˌip-i-ˌkak-ü-ˈan-ə
1
: the dried rhizome and roots of either of two tropical American plants (Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha) of the madder family used especially as a source of emetine and cephaeline
also : either of these plants
2
: an emetic and expectorant preparation of ipecac
especially : ipecac syrup
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