1.
[syn: blood flower, swallowwort, Asclepias curassavica]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ipecacuanha \Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha\
([i^]p`[-e]*k[a^]k`[-u]*[a^]n"[.a]), 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 (Cepha["e]lis
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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.
1. A person having red hair.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed
as a game bird. It is closely allied to the
canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red.
Called also red-headed duck. American poachard,
grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under
Poachard.
(b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with
red flowers. It is used in medicine.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Asclepias curassavica
n 1: tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods
suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed
throughout the tropics [syn: blood flower, swallowwort,
Asclepias curassavica]