*coca*

n. [ Gr. 'asko`s a bladder + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or cup-shaped body within which the asci are collected, and which constitutes the mature fructification. The different forms are known in mycology under distinct names. Called also spore fruit. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. of or pertaining to an ascocarp. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Sp., fr. native name. ] The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by natives of Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion, or to sustain strength in absence of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mexican coca, an American herb (Richardsonia scabra), yielding a nutritious fodder. Its roots are used as a substitute for ipecacuanha. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. cocagne, pays de cocagne; of uncertian origin, cf. Prov. F. couque cake, Catal. coca, L. coquere to cook; as if the houses in this country were covered with cakes. Cf. Cook, Cockney. ] 1. An imaginary country of idleness and luxury. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The land of cockneys; cockneydom; -- a term applied to London and its suburbs. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A powerful narcotic alkaloid, C17H21NO4, obtained from the leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance, and is remarkable for producing local insensibility to pain. It is classified as addictive and is not available in the U. S. without a prescription, but is nevertheless one of the most widespread illegal drugs of abuse. It is used in several forms, including small pellets of free base, called crack. Most of the cacaine illegally used in the U.S. is imported. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. (Med.) A morbid condition produced by the habitual and excessive use of cocaine. -- Co*ca"in*ist, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

v. t. To treat or anæsthetize with cocaine. -- Co*ca`in*i*za"tion n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]