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coca Definition

coca ()

noun

  1. any of a genus (Erythroxylon, esp. E. coca) of tropical, mostly American shrubs of the coca family, whose dried leaves are the source of cocaine and other alkaloids
  2. these dried leaves

Etymology: Sp < Quechuan cuca

adjective

designating a family (Erythroxylaceae, order Linales) of dicotyledonous shrubs and trees

coca Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grow: For small farmers, the threat could be allayed to some extent by turning their land over to growing coca.
  • eradicate: Evo Morales came to prominence as a coca farmers ' leader, opposing the US-sponsored program to eradicate coca.
  • chew: We had to rest every hundred meters or so, despite chewing coca leaves to help us cope.
  • plant: Lately, farmers have started planting coca in national parks where laws prevent spraying.
  • cultivate: A joint UN and Colombian survey recently indicated that in 2000 the area devoted to cultivating coca actually increased to over 400,000 acres.
  • destroy: As one Colombian representative said, ' Why spend money on destroying coca?

Modifies a noun

  • cola: Or parents who feed their children a diet of junk food - 2 year olds drinking coca cola for crying out loud!
  • grower: Once the crop spraying has ended in Colombia the coca growers are expected to return.
  • eradication: Coca leaf eradication But, in turn, the ' water war ' did not come from nowhere either.
  • leaf: Cocaine can also be injected, smoked or by chewing the coca leaf.
  • cultivation: Coca cultivation and cocaine production were broadly stable while seizures of cocaine rose to new highs.
  • bush: Cocaine is a short acting powerful, central nervous system stimulant that comes from the coca bush which grows widely in South America.

Noun used with modifier

  • peasant: The Bolivian peasant coca growers, again mostly Quechua, have organized a mass movement in their own defense.
  • drink: If you do feel unwell: rest, take non-aspirin painkillers for headaches and drink coca tea.

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