Definition of coca Coca

/kowˈkʌ/ - [kowku] - co•ca

We found 8 definitions of coca from 6 different sources.

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What does coca mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: cocas

coca - dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect
  plant product a product made from plant material
  plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
coca - United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
  Imogene Coca
coca - a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
  Erythroxylon coca, coca plant
  shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • coca (Noun)
    The dried leaf of a South American shrub , widely cultivated legally in Andean countries, and the source of cocaine.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • coca (n.)
    The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • coca
    A plant in the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • coca
    kō′ka, n. a shrub of six or eight feet high, of which the leaves furnish an important narcotic and stimulant.—ns. Cocaine (kō′kä-in), a local anæsthetic made from coca-leaves, and much used in dentistry and surgical operations; Cocainisā′tion.—v.t. Cō′cainise.—n. Cō′cainism, a morbid condition induced by over-use of cocaine. [Sp.,—Peruv.]

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  • coca, noun, singular of cocas.

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