chiococca racemosa

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chiococca racemosa - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Snowberry \Snow"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
     A name of several shrubs with white berries; as, the
     Symphoricarpus racemosus of the Northern United States, and
     the Chiococca racemosa of Florida and tropical America.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Creeping snowberry. (Bot.) See under Creeping.
        [1913 Webster]

  Cahincic \Ca*hin"cic\, a.
     Pertaining to, or derived from, cahinca, the native name of a
     species of Brazilian Chiococca, perhaps Chiococca racemosa
     ; as, cahincic acid.
     [1913 Webster]

  Cahinca root \Ca*hin"ca root`\ [Written also cainca root.]
     [See Cahincic.] (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 1913 Suppl.]