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Definition: Chiococca racemosa
Snowberry
\Snow"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
A name of several shrubs with white berries; as, the
Symphoricarpus racemosus of the Northern United States, and
the
Chiococca racemosa of Florida and tropical America.
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Creeping snowberry. (Bot.) See under
Creeping.
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Cahincic
\Ca*hin"cic\, a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, cahinca, the native name of a
species of Brazilian
Chiococca, perhaps
Chiococca racemosa
; as, cahincic acid.
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Cahinca root
\Ca*hin"ca root`\ [Written also
cainca root.]
[See
Cahincic.] (Bot.)
The root of an American shrub (
Chiococca racemosa), found
as far north as Florida Keys, from which cahincic acid is
obtained; also, the root of the South American
Chiococca anguifuga
, a celebrated antidote for snake poison.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]