Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In Chile, Fabiana imbricata, a small shrub of the nightshade family, with white flowers and the general aspect of a heath. From its leafy resinous tops a fluid extract has been prepared which is efficacious as a remedy for cystitis and inflammation of the urethra.

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  • noun Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic

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Examples

  • Huang Taitai whispered in her shrrhh-shrrhh voice that perhaps I had an unusually bad pichi, a bad temper.

    The Joy Luck Club Tan, Amy 1989

  • Josh: Nice, who knew that the bust would become the grounds to be un-busted. princess: top 10 anime for me: the slayers pichi pichi pitch fushigiyuugi detective conan ghost fighter dessert punk ...

    Anime Nano! 2009

  • Makati As we always say, Amber is the home of the country's best pansit malabon and pichi-pichi.

    unknown title 2009

  • On the train, a lively pichi-pichi young girl is kicking and struggling jita-bata, while an old man with his clothes boro-boro (in tatters) looks on.

    VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XI No 1 1984

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  • See Zaedyus.

    October 2, 2009