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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[NL.

cocculus

(dim. of L.

coccum

kermes berry) + L.

Indicus

of India.]

(Bot.)

The fruit or berry of the

Anamirta Cocculus

, a climbing plant of the East Indies. It is a poisonous narcotic and stimulant.