The Collaborative International Dictionary
cainca root
Cahinca root \Ca*hin"ca root`\ [Written also cainca root.] [See Cahincic.] (Bot.) The root of an American shrub ( Chiococca racemosa), found as far north as Florida Keys, from which cahincic acid is obtained; also, the root of the South American Chiococca anguifuga, a celebrated antidote for snake poison.