Obs. form of CACOON, q.v. Also in Cocoon or Cacoon Antidote, see quots.
1756. P. Browne, Jamaica, 363. The Cocoon … climbs with great ease to the top of the tallest trees. Ibid., 374. Antidote Cocoon … is frequently taken to clear the tube, when there is any suspicion of poison.
1866. Treas. Bot., 491. Feuillæa cordifolia is the Sequa or Cacoon Antidote of Jamaica, where it is a common plant in shady woods, climbing to a great height up the trunks of trees.
Cocoon sb.3, var. of KOKOON, an African antelope.
