"He has only bound on leaves from a shrub called guaco; but you needn't try to remember the name, for they are efficacious only while green. From Wordnik.com. [The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan] Reference
It is true there are other birds that kill and eat serpents, -- as the "guaco" bird of South America, and many hawks and kites, -- but the secretary is the only winged creature that makes reptiles of this class exclusively its prey, and carries on a constant war against them. From Wordnik.com. [Popular Adventure Tales] Reference
May, 1842, p. 286, describes the guaco as a tree growing from four to eight feet in height, with beautiful dark green leaves, having a brown tinge round the margin. From Wordnik.com. [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference
It fortunately occurred to me, that the guaco, so celebrated for curing the bite or sting of all venomous snakes, might prove equally efficacious in hydrophobic cases. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829] Reference
The tropical rainforests are characterized by Ceiba petandra, Cavanillesia platanifolia (IK), Hura crepitans, caracolí Anacardium excelsum, guaco Brosimum utile, and palma mil pesos Jessenia polycarps (IK). From Wordnik.com. [Los Katíos National Park, Colombia] Reference
They feed on the fig, wild guaco, and other fruit-trees. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
But the polygala is quite inodorous, while the guaco gives forth a strong aromatic smell, resembling valerian. From Wordnik.com. [The Quadroon Adventures in the Far West] Reference
"When I have bound more guaco leaves on this man's wound," was the answer, and now the boys noticed that he had brought a fresh supply of the wonderful shrub. From Wordnik.com. [The Search for the Silver City A Tale of Adventure in Yucatan] Reference
But it did not remain long upon the ground, for in a few moments the guaco rose into the air, and carried the struggling victim into the woods to devour it at his leisure. From Wordnik.com. [The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon] Reference
As Don Pablo spoke, the guaco, which had hopped down to the lowest branches of a neighbouring tree, swooped suddenly at the snake, evidently aiming to clutch it around the neck. From Wordnik.com. [The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon] Reference
The guaco, using its wings, succeeded in striking its antagonist upon the upraised head, and quickly following up the blow, planted his talons so as to encircle the throat of his victim. From Wordnik.com. [The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon] Reference
Mutis, with the bejuco del guaco (Mikania guaco), which is the most powerful of all antidotes against the bite of serpents, and of which we were fortunate enough to give the first botanical description. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
Mikanua guaco, Hibiscus abelmoschus (the seeds of which are very active), Lanpujum rumphii, and Kunthia montana (Cana de la. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
De Candolle thinks that the guaco may be the Eupatorium satureiaefolium of Lamarck; but this Eupatorium differs by its lineary leaves, while the Mikania guaco has triangular, oval, and very large leaves.). From Wordnik.com. [Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2] Reference
The guaco was foiled a second time. From Wordnik.com. [The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon] Reference
De Candolle thinks that the guaco may be the. From Wordnik.com. [Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America] Reference
"Two in the taco, one in the guaco". From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
Herons, egrets, something called a guaco. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
1. to use 'guaco' leaves. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
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