Cahinca root
Ca`hin´ca root`
| 1. | (Bot.) The root of an American shrub (Chiococca racemosa), found as far north as Florida Keys, from which cahincic acid is obtained; also, the root of the South American Chiococca anguifuga, a celebrated antidote for snake poison. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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