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}]
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}).
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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}.
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3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed ({Asclepias Curassavica}) with
red flowers. It is used in medicine.
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