Definition of Ayahuasca

1. Noun. A giant vine native to South America (especially ''Banisteriopsis caapi''), noted for its psychotropic properties. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ayahuasca

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ayahuasca

1. A hallucinogenic preparation obtained from Banisteria caapi (family Malpighaceae), a South American jungle vine; contains harmine and other psychotomimetic principles. Synonym: ayahuasca. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ayahuasca

axseeds
axstone
axtree
axtrees
axunge
ay
ay, chihuahua
ay-9944
ay me
ay oop
ay up
ayacut
ayacuts
ayah
ayahs
ayahuasca (current term)
ayahuascas
ayapana
ayatolla
ayatollah
ayatollahs
ayatollas
aye
aye-aye
aye-ayes
aye aye, sir
aye man
ayegreen
ayegreens
ayein

Literary usage of Ayahuasca

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Peter Krahenbul (2003)
"ayahuasca ayahuasca is the base ingredient for a powerful hallucinogenic brew, ... The term ayahuasca comes from the words ay a, meaning spirit or ancestor, ..."

2. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1894)
"It is the medicine-man who habitually drinks the divining ayahuasca, and, like the Pythoness of old, in his delirious trance converses with both good and ..."

3. Chile Today and Tomorrow by Lilian Elwyn (Elliott) Joyce (1922)
"... of Amazonian headwaters; caapi of Eastern Ecuador, and ayahuasca of Peru. Fundo: a general farm. Fundo de rulo, a non-irrigated farm. ..."

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