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[kjʊˈrɑːri], (Noun)

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- a bitter resinous substance obtained from the bark and stems of some South American plants. It paralyses the motor nerves and is traditionally used by some Indian peoples to poison their arrows and blowpipe darts


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Origin:
late 18th century: from a Carib word, partly via Spanish and Portuguese




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