Meaning of coca

co•ca

Pronunciation: (kō'ku), [key]

— n.

a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
the dried leaves of this shrub, which are chewed for their stimulant properties and which yield cocaine and other alkaloids.

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