erythroxylon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large genus of South American shrubs and small trees of the family Erythroxylaceae
    Erythroxylum; genus Erythroxylum; genus Erythroxylon.

WordNet

Er`y*throx"y*lon noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. red + wood. So named from the red wood of some species.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing in tropical countries. E. Coca is the source of cocaine. See Coca.

Webster 1913