cacoon

English

Etymology

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Noun

cacoon (plural cacoons)

  1. A bean-like seed of a tropical vine (Entada rheedei), used as a hallucinogen and in traditional medicine, and made into jewelry.

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References

“cacoon”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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