Pareira
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pareira is a noun meaning Chondrodendron tomentosum, a large tropical liana native to Central and South America, and a source of tubocurare.
Meaning
Chondrodendron tomentosum, a large tropical liana native to Central and South America, and a source of tubocurare.
More Meanings
- A tonic diuretic drug derived from various South and Central American plants.
Example Sentences
Cissampelina, the intensely sweetish-bitter principle found in this body, is very like calumbin in some physical properties; yet we have been wont to associate other therapeutic ideas with pareira, than with calumba.
Word Forms
- pareiras
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include curari, curara, chambira, cherimoya, jatoba, cachibou.
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