Ipecac (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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  1. the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
  2. the plant itself.
  3. a drug consisting of the dried roots of this plant, used as an emetic, purgative, etc., and as the source of emetine.
Ipecac (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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