curare

/kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi//kjʊˈɹɑɹ.i/

noun

  1. 1

    A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content

  2. 2

    Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae

  3. 3

    A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery

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