cacoon
noun
ca·coon
kaˈkün,
kə-
plural -s
1
West Indies : snuffbox bean
2
: a tropical American plant (Fevillea cordifolia) of the family Cucurbitaceae with seeds which have cathartic qualities
Word History
Etymology
perhaps borrowed from Yoruba kàkàùn selà, name for the woody vine Paullinia pinnata
First Known Use
1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1