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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Snow·ber·ry n. Bot. A name of several shrubs with white berries; as, the Symphoricarpus racemosus of the Northern United States, and the Chiococca racemosa of Florida and tropical America.
 Creeping snowberry. Bot. See under Creeping.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ca·hin·ca root [Written also cainca root.]  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.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ca·hin·cic a. Pertaining to, or derived from, cahinca, the native name of a species of Brazilian Chiococca, perhaps Chiococca racemosa; as, cahincic acid.
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