n. An abbreviation of Ipecacuanha, and in more frequent use. [ 1913 Webster ]
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 (Cephaëlis 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 ]
n. Hippocras. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. [ NL. “Named, according to Linnæus, from Gr.
a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of Ipomœa purga), and identical in most of its properties with sebacic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. a battle between the successors of