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Erythroxylum

Erythroxylum

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A group of South American small trees and shrubs including the coca plant
  • noun
  • /ˌɛrɪˈθrɒksɪləm/
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  • Several species within Erythroxylum have economic and medicinal importance in South America.

Examples

  • The genus Erythroxylum includes the coca plant, from which cocaine is derived.

  • The Erythroxylum genus includes various species found in South America.

  • Botanists studied Erythroxylum to better understand its distribution across tropical regions.

  • Did you know that Erythroxylum is related to the coca plant?

  • The leaves of Erythroxylum plants are known for their medicinal properties.

  • Many indigenous communities in South America use Erythroxylum species for traditional remedies.

  • Farmers in the Andes cultivate Erythroxylum to harvest coca leaves for medicinal uses.

Synonyms

Erythroxylon
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A group of South American shrubs and small trees that includes the coca plant

is the same concept but written with an alternative scientific spelling
genus Erythroxylon
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A group of South American shrubs and small trees that includes the coca plant

is neutral about size and presents the genus without large emphasis
genus Erythroxylum
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A group of South American bushes and small trees that includes the coca bush

is more general using plant rather than stressing shrub form

Compounds

genus Erythroxylum
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A group of South American bushes and small trees that includes the coca bush

Surface Forms

Erythroxylum singular
Erythroxylums plural

Etymology

The word Erythroxylum comes from Greek parts erythro- 'red' and -xylum from xylon 'wood', and the 'xylo' part is the same you see in xylophone, which also means 'wood'. So the name says 'red wood', a fitting label for this group of South American shrubs and small trees.