Meanings
nounelcaja (plural not attested)
- no pluralobsoleteTrichilia emetica, an Arabian tree whose fruit is an emetic.
Origin
From its taxonomic name Elcaja roka by Peter Forsskål, modelled after its Arabic names جَوْز القَيْء (jawz al-qayʔ) and رُقَع (ruqaʕ).
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elcaja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elcaja
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“elcaja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elcaja. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “elcaja,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/elcaja.
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