| 词汇 | coca |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | coca noun[ U ] uk /ˈkəʊ.kə/ us /ˈkoʊ.kə/ a South American evergreen bush or small tree (= one that never loses its leaves), from which cocaine(= a drug used in medicine and illegally) is obtained: Coca leaf is still used today in South America to relieve hunger, fatigue, and cold. Coca bushes can be harvested six months after seedlings are planted. Coca farmers have protested forcefully against US-led efforts to eradicate coca plantations. The surge in drug use has been fuelled by the rolling back of restrictions on coca growing. The first Spanish explorers in South America observed that the people there were chewing coca leaves to keep awake. Bushes & shrubs abelia abutilon angel's trumpet aronia artemisia dogwood eglantine ephedra firethorn forsythia manzanita mayflower Mexican orange mock orange multiflora rose snowberry spicebush staghorn sumac sumac sweetbriar You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Types of evergreen & coniferous tree Specific types of drug |
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