conepate, conepatl

[Mexican.] The name given in Mexico to the Skunk ( Mephitis American a), co an animal of the Mustelidæ or Weasel family. cô něs-si-bark, s . A kind of bark obtained from an Indian plant, Wright i a anti dysenteric a , of the order Apocynacese. It is a valuable astringent and febrifuge. In Malabar it is called Palapatta. ( Lindley .)