| 释义 |
co·ca
I. \ˈkōkə\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua kúka
1. : any of several So. American shrubs of the genus Erythroxylon; especially : a shrub (E. coca) with leaves resembling tea leaves that are chewed with alkali by natives of the Andean uplands to impart endurance
2. : the dried leaves of either of two cocas both containing several alkaloids of which cocaine is the most important:
a. : those of the coca (Erythroxylon coca) — called also Bolivian coca, Huanuco coca
b. : those of the related plant (E. novagranatense) — called also Peruvian coca, Truxillo coca
II.
Usage: usually capitalized
— a communication code word for the letter c |