Definition of Churrus

1. n. A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.

Definition of Churrus

1. Noun. A narcotic gum resin which exudes from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Churrus

1. hashish [n -ES] - See also: hashish

Lexicographical Neighbors of Churrus

churners
churning
churningly
churnings
churns
churr
churrascaria
churrasco
churred
churrigueresco
churrigueresque
churring
churro
churros
churrs
churrus (current term)
churruses
chursinite
chuse
chused
chuseed
chuseing
chuses
chusing
chut
chute
chute-the-chute
chuted
chutelike
chutes

Literary usage of Churrus

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

1. The Chemistry of Common Life by James Finlay Weir Johnston, Arthur Herbert Church (1891)
"The churrus or Kirs, Gunjah, Bang, and alcoholic extract.—Forms in which the hemp is used. ... churrus ..."

2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1850)
"The reason why the churrus is not prepared iu the plains is, ... The female plant when ready for making churrus has at its upper part a " bunchy ..."

3. Thirty-five Years in the East: Adventures, Discoveries, Experiements, and by John Martin Honigberger (1852)
"The general use of churrus consists in mixing it with tobacco, and smoking it ... The inebriating power of churrus manifests itself immediately, ..."

4. Transactions of the Botanical Society by Botanical Society of Edinburgh (1850)
"We have thus the three preparations:—1. churrus. 2. ... for making churrus has at its upper part a " bunchy " appearance, whereas the male plants have ..."

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