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Chiococca

noun

shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World

• Syn: ↑genus Chiococca

• Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Rubiaceae, ↑family Rubiaceae, ↑madder family

• Member Meronyms: ↑blolly, ↑West Indian snowberry, ↑Chiococca alba

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\\ˌkīəˈkäkə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from chion- + -cocca (from Latin coccum berry, from Greek kokkos kermes berry, seed)

: a small genus of tropical American shrubs (family Rubiaceae) having white or yellowish flowers and a white 2-seeded berry and usually having roots with purgative properties — see cahinca root

Useful english dictionary. 2012.