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ipecac
[ip-i-kak]
noun
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
the plant itself.
a drug consisting of the dried roots of this plant, used as an emetic, purgative, etc., and as the source of emetine.
Word History and Origins
Origin of ipecac1
Example Sentences
Indeed there is something effluvial about the entire book, as if the #MeToo movement provided her, narratively speaking, with a stiff dose of ipecac syrup.
After some ipecac and a round of vomiting that would be right at home in a Mel Brooks comedy, he’s fine.
But attaching a measure of that dimension and size to a stopgap spending bill could also be the political equivalent of syrup of ipecac.
On it were items such as ipecac syrup, a crank radio and a whistle.
Yes, if you swallow some poison and can’t any ipecac, kale pesto works well.
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