"Matico" is a word in ENGLISH
A Peruvian plant (Piper, / Artanthe, elongatum), allied to
the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent.
Sydney, don't leave Adrian because of me.""It's more complicated than that," I said automatically."It's really not," she said. "From everything I've seen and heard, you're just afraid. You've always controlled every detail of your life. When you couldn't-like with the Alchemists-you found a way to seize back that control.""There is nothing wrong with wanting control," I snapped."Except that we can't always have it, and sometimes that is a good thing. A great thing, even," she added. "And that's how it is with Adrian. No matter how hard you try, you aren't going to be able to control your feelings for him. You can't help loving him, and so you're running away. I'm just an excuse.
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When young Jose, newly arrived in the United States, made his first trip to Yankee Stadium, there were no tickets left for sale. Touched by his disappointment, a friendly ticket salesman found him a perch near the American flag. Later, Jose wrote home enthusiastically about his experience. "And the Americans, they are so friendly!" he concluded. "Before the game started, they all stood up and looked at me and sang, .... 'Jose, can you see?'"
Specifically, Peruvian bark.
Read the complete definitionA calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian …
Read the complete definitionA valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the Cinchona Calisaya, and other closely related species.
Read the complete definitionThe bark of any species of Cinchona containing three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids; Peruvian bark; Jesuits' …
Read the complete definitionditâ - Cinchona, chinchona; Peruvian bark, quinine. (cf. bitâ).
Read the complete definitionA decoction, solution, or infusion made by drawing out from any substance that which gives it its essential and characteristic …
Read the complete definitionThe root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb (Cephaelis Ipecacuanha), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant itself; also, a …
Read the complete definitionkíno - (Sp. quino) Kino, cinchona, peruvian bark.
Read the complete definitionA Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (O. crenata, and O. tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.
Read the complete definitionA divinity worshiped by the ancient Peruvians as the creator of the universe.
Read the complete definitionOf or pertaining to Peru, in South America.
Read the complete definitionA native or an inhabitant of Peru.
Read the complete definitionPeruvian bark.
Read the complete definitionA contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main …
Read the complete definitionThe powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian plant (Krameria triandra). It is used in medicine and to color port …
Read the complete definitionOf or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants (Rubiaceae) named after the madder (Rubia tinctoria), and including …
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