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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
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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
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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