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- noun (Bot.) The fruit or berry of the
Anamirta Cocculus , a climbing plant of the East Indies. It is a poisonous narcotic and stimulant.
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- noun botany The
fruit of Anamirta cocculus, aclimbing plant of Southeast Asia and India. It is a source ofpicrotoxin .
Etymologies
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Latin cocculus (diminutive of coccum kermes berry) + Indicus of India.
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