ipecac

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Noun

1. The dried [[rhizome]] and [[root]]s of either of two [[tropical]] [[American]] plants ({{taxlink|Cephaelis acuminata|species}} and {{taxlink|Cephaelis ipecacuanha|species}}) of the [[madder]] family used especially as a source of [[emetine]].
2. {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} An [[emetic]] and [[expectorant]] drug that contains [[emetine]] and is prepared from ipecac especially as a [[syrup]] for use in treating [[accidental]] [[poisoning]].
3. The [[shrub]] that produces ipecac ({{taxlink|Cephaelis ipecacuanha|species}}), native to [[Brazil]] and cultivated elsewhere.

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