elcaja

Meaning

Noun

Trichilia emetica, an Arabian tree whose fruit is an emetic.

Origin

From its taxonomic name Elcaja roka (species) by Peter Forsskål, modelled after its Arabic names جَوْز القَيْء and رُقَع.

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