manaca
noun
man·a·ca
ˈmanə̇kə
variants
or manacan
or less commonly manaca root
-kən
plural -s
: the dried root of a shrub (Brunfelsia hopeana) of Brazil and the West Indies that has been used to treat rheumatism and syphilis
called also vegetable mercury
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