asclepias curassavica

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asclepias curassavica - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ipecacuanha \Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha\
     ([i^]p`[-e]*k[a^]k`[-u]*[a^]n"[.a]), n. [Pg. ipecacuanha (cf.
     Sp. ipecacuana); fr. Braz. ipe-kaa-guena, prop., a creeping
     plant that causes vomiting.] (Med. & Bot.)
     The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cepha["e]lis Ipecacuanha
     ), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant
     itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other
     plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or
     Peruvian ipecac (Psychotria emetica), the white ipecac
     (Ionidium Ipecacuanha), the bastard or wild ipecac
     (Asclepias Curassavica), and the undulated ipecac
     (Richardsonia scabra).
     [1913 Webster]

  Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.
     1. A person having red hair.
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     2. (Zool.)
        (a) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed
            as a game bird. It is closely allied to the
            canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red.
            Called also red-headed duck. American poachard,
            grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under
            Poachard.
        (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with
        red flowers. It is used in medicine.
        [1913 Webster]

asclepias curassavica - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Asclepias curassavica
      n 1: tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods
           suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed
           throughout the tropics [syn: blood flower, swallowwort,
           Asclepias curassavica]