coca

Plural: cocas

Noun

• A South American shrub whose leaves contain cocaine.
• a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
• United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
• dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect
• Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
• The dried leaf of one of these plants, the South American shrub (Erythroxylum coca), widely cultivated in Andean countries, which is the source of cocaine and used as aphrodisiac in the past.
• A pastry typically made and consumed in the Catalan-speaking areas.

Examples

• The word "COCA" was surprisingly high-scoring for such a small plant.

Synonyms

coca plant, Erythroxylon coca, Imogene Coca