bacopa

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English

Bacopa monnieri

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

bacopa (plural bacopas)

  1. (botany) Any of the genus Bacopa of aquatic plants, the water hyssops.
    • 2008 May 3, Katie Hafner, “Exercise Your Brain, or Else You’ll ... Uh ...”, in New York Times:
      Decaying brains, or the fear thereof, have inspired a mini-industry of brain health products — not just supplements like coenzyme Q10, ginseng and bacopa, but computer-based fitter-brain products as well.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈkopa/
  • Rhymes: -opa
  • Syllabification: ba‧co‧pa

Noun

bacopa f (plural bacopas)

  1. bacopa, water hyssop