ayahuasca

[ ah-yuh-wah-skuh ]

noun
  1. a woody South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, of the malpighia family, having bark that is the source of harmine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid used by Amazon Indians.

Origin of ayahuasca

1
From Latin American Spanish (Ecuador, Peru); from Quechua aya “dead” + huasca “rope”

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ayahuasca

/ (ˌaɪəˈwɑːskə) /


noun
  1. a Brazilian plant, Banisteriopsis caapi, that has winged fruits and yields a powerful hallucinogenic alkaloid sometimes used to treat certain disorders of the central nervous system: family Malpighiaceae

Origin of ayahuasca

1
C20: from Quechua

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