guaco

(ˈɡwɑːkəʊ)

n, pl -cos

1. (Plants) any of several tropical American plants whose leaves are used as an antidote to snakebite, esp the climbers Mikania guaco, family Asteraceae (composites), or Aristolochia maxima (A. serpentina), family Aristolochiaceae

2. (Plants) the leaves of any of these plants

[C19: from American Spanish]

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This genus includes Mikania glomerata Spreng, a medicinal species popularly known as guaco, which has been used for centuries in folk medicine to produce medications intended to treat cough and respiratory problems (MATSUSHITA et al., 2015).

Radiation levels of UV-A and UV-B on growth parameters and coumarin content in guaco/ Niveis de radiacao UVA e UVB sobre parametros de crescimento e conteudo de cumarina em guaco

For example, at least four plant species present in the TBR are reported to harbor galls in Brazil, but thus far no records exist in Costa Rica: Mikania guaco, Paspalum conjugatum (Gagne, 1994), Inga thibaudiana and Lecointea amazonica (Juliao et al., 2014).

Plantas y hospederos de agallas de la Reserva Biologica Tirimbina, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica: combinando muestras del campo con registros del herbario

Qualidade de mudas de guaco produzidas por estaquia em casca de arroz carbonizada com vermicomposto.

INFLUENCE OF ECTOMYCORRHIZAE ON THE GROWTH OF SEEDLINGS OF Eucalyptus grandis, Corymbia citriodora, Eucalyptus saligna AND Eucalyptus dunnii/INFLUENCIA DE ECTOMICORRIZAS NO CRESCIMENTO DE MUDAS DE Eucalyptus grandis, Corymbia citriodora, Eucalyptus saligna E Eucalyptus dunnii

(2010) in the drying of leaves of guaco (Salvia officinalis) using tray dryers at temperatures of 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 and 90 [degrees]C.

Post-harvest of parsley leaves (Petroselinum crispum): Mathematical modelling of drying and sorption processes/Pos-colheita de folhas de salsinha (Petroselinum crispum): Modelagem matematica dos processos de secagem e dessorcao

Despues de unos anos se los desplazo de nuevo al pueblo del Guaco, cerca de La Rioja, antes de destinarlos a la ciudad de Cordoba en 1647.

DISCIPLINAR EL ESPACIO, TERRITORIALIZAR LA OBEDIENCIA. LAS POLITICAS DE REDUCCION Y DESNATURALIZACION DE LOS DIAGUITAS-CALCHAQUIES (SIGLO XVII)

(...) O guaco, por exemplo, fica gostoso tambem se voce faz um xaropinho que e muito bom pra tosse, tira aquele catarro.

A REPRODUCAO DE GENERO NO CUIDADO DOS QUINTAIS NO BRASIL