Coca Synonyms

kōkə
A South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Erythroxylon coca
  2. coca plant
United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. Imogene Coca

Coca Sentence Examples

  • Coca, any preparation or admixture of, containing more than 0.1% but less than 1 of coca alkaloids.

  • The leaves and young shoots are chewed; they have stimulating properties, comparable with those of the coca of Peru.

  • With the cinchona trees grow many kinds of melastomaceae, especially the Lasiandra, with masses of purple flowers, tree-ferns and palms. In the warm valleys there are large plantations of coca (Erythroxylon Coca), the annual produce of which is stated at 15,000,000 lb.

  • Coca (Erythroxylon coca) is a product peculiar to the eastern Andean slopes of Bolivia and Peru, where it has long been cultivated for its leaves.

  • These are sun-dried, packed in bales, and distributed throughout the sierra region, where coca is used by the natives as a stimulant.

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