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Meaning of maca

maca: It is unn apocope of Macarena, feminine name. Maca is the name of a plant of the family Brassicaceae, scientific name Lepidium meyenii. It is native to the Peruvian Andes. other names such as: maca-maca, maino, ayak chichira, ayak willku. It has medicinal and nutritional properties.; MACA: Ave palmípeda, of the family of the grebes, grebes, Grebe or divers, also called huala.; Maca is incorrectly written, and should be written as "Macarena." being its meaning:
Diminutive of the name, Macarena.; In astur-leones disease of plants. Mi Tía Vicenta used to say referring to the Dutch elm disease of Elm: " what maca le vendrie to the negrillos than ever be seen habie? ". It probably derives from the Latin word macula, maculae which means spot, mark, disgrace.