The dried leaf of a South American shrub (
Erythroxylon Coca). In med., called
Erythroxylon. [
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" Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by natives of Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion, or to sustain strength in absence of food."
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