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cacoon

ca·coon [ kaˈkün]

cacoon

noun

[kaˈkün]

plural -s

Definition of cacoon

1 West Indies : snuffbox bean

2 : a tropical American plant (Fevillea cordifolia) of the family Cucurbitaceae with seeds which have cathartic qualities

First Known Use of cacoon

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for cacoon

perhaps borrowed from Yoruba kàkàùn selà, name for the woody vine Paullinia pinnata

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