The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon coca), widely cultivated legally in Andean countries, and the source of cocaine
dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their simulating effect United States comedienne who starred in early television shows with Sid Caesar (1908-2001)
a South American bush whose leaves are used to make the drug cocaine (kuka). Tropical shrub (Erythroxylum coca) of the family Erythroxylaceae. It is native to the eastern Andes Mountains but cultivated in Africa, northern South America, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. Its leaves are the source of cocaine and several other alkaloids. Coca thrives best in hot, damp environments, such as forest clearings; but the leaves most preferred are obtained in drier localities, on the sides of hills. The composition of different specimens of coca leaves is highly variable. Good samples have a strong tealike odor and a pleasant, pungent taste. When chewed, coca leaves produce a sense of warmth in the mouth; because of their potent stimulant and appetite-depressant effects, coca has been used for centuries by South American peasants to ease the effects of punishing physical labor
dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their simulating effect
a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine
{i} any of a number of South American shrubs (especially e. coca whose leaves contain cocaine); dried leaves of the coca plant from which cocaine and other alkaloids are extracted
{i} brand name of a popular carbonated soft drink which was first invented in 1886 in Atlanta (Georgia, USA) by a pharmacist named Dr. John Stith Pemberton (originally intended as a patent medicine)
U.S. corporation known for manufacturing the syrup and concentrate for the soft drink Coca-Cola, the most popular branded drink in the world. Coca-Cola was invented as a tonic by an Atlanta, Ga., pharmacist, John S. Pemberton (1831-88); it included cocaine (removed in 1905) and caffeine-rich extracts of the kola nut. Another Atlanta pharmacist, Asa Griggs Candler (1851-1929), acquired the formula and in 1892 founded the Coca-Cola Co., which he built into a commercial empire. Candler saw the product as syrup to be combined with carbonated water at a soda fountain; he did not anticipate the success of the bottled product, and as a result bottling operations were run by franchisees. After World War II the company began to manufacture other beverages, and in the early 21st century its product line included root beer, bottled water, juices, and sports drinks. Its corporate headquarters are in Atlanta