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单词 guaco
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guaco

[ gwah-koh ]
/ ˈgwɑ koʊ /

noun, plural gua·cos.

a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
its leaves, or a substance obtained from them, sometimes used locally as an antidote for snakebites.

Origin of guaco

Borrowed into English from American Spanish around 1815–25

Words nearby guaco

gtt., GU, guac, guacamole, guacharo, guaco, Guadalajara, Guadalcanal, Guadalquivir, Guadalupe Hidalgo, Guadalupe Mountains
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Example sentences from the Web for guaco

  • Infusum guaco, L. From the bruised leaves and stems of guaco or huaco (Mikania guaco).

    Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
  • But the polygala is quite inodorous, while the guaco gives forth a strong aromatic smell, resembling valerian.

    The Quadroon|Mayne Reid
  • "Guaco" and "huaco" are the same word, the intensity of the aspirate varying among different peoples.

    The Romance of Natural History, Second Series|Philip Henry Gosse
  • A preparation of the guaco plant is highly esteemed on the Spanish main as an antidote against bites of snakes of all kinds.

    Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration|W. B. Lord

British Dictionary definitions for guaco

guaco
/ (ˈɡwɑːkəʊ) /

noun plural -cos

any of several tropical American plants whose leaves are used as an antidote to snakebite, esp the climbers Mikania guaco, family Asteraceae (composites), or Aristolochia maxima (A. serpentina), family Aristolochiaceae
the leaves of any of these plants

Word Origin for guaco

C19: from American Spanish
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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