also  ca*in*ca root  n 1  :  the root of a tropical American shrub (Chiococca alba) used medicinally as a purgative and diuretic  2  :  the root of a So. American shrub (Chiococca anguifuga) used as an antidote for snake poison .
 
 
 
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