- calabash curare
- noun
: curare obtained from a So. American woody vine (Sirychnos toxifera)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
calabash curare
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curare — /kyoo rahr ee, koo /, n. 1. a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, esp. S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in… … Universalium
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toxiferine — täkˈsifəˌrēn, rə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin toxifera (specific epithet of the woody vine Strychnos toxifera that yields calabash curare) (from tox (I) + fera, from Latin, feminine of fer ferous) + English ine … Useful english dictionary
curarine — k(y)üˈrärə̇n, äˌrēn noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary curare + ine : any of several alkaloids obtained from curare: as a. : one of three alkaloids from calabash curare usually used with a preceding C and a follow … Useful english dictionary
curarine — The alkaloid principle of calabash curare. * * * cu·ra·rine rär ən, .ēn n any of several alkaloids from curare … Medical dictionary
