Толковый словарь английского языка - curare
Curare
curare
also curari noun Etymology: Portuguese & Spanish ~, from Carib kurari Date: 1777 a dried aqueous extract especially of a vine (as Strychnos toxifera of the family Loganiaceae or Chondodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae) used by South American Indians to poison arrow tips and in medicine to produce muscular relaxation
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n. a resinous bitter substance prepared from S. American plants of the genera Strychnos and Chondodendron, paralysing the motor nerves, used by American Indians to poison arrows and blowpipe darts, and formerly used as a muscle relaxant in surgery. Etymology: Carib ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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