See Also: guaco(medicine)
guaco(dictionary)

guaco (iou)



guaco noun1. Pl. -os. M19.
[Amer. Spanish.]
Any of several tropical American plants used as antidotes to snake-bites; esp. Mikania guaco, of the composite family, and Aristolochia maxima (family Aristolochiaceae). Also, the medicinal substance obtained from the plant. M19.
= Rocky Mountain bee plant s.v. BEE noun1; a black pigment obtained from this, used by Pueblo Indians to decorate pottery. M19.