a·ya·hua·sca (  y -wä sk, äy-)n. A hallucinogenic brew made from the bark and stems of a tropical South American vine of the genus Banisteriopsis, especially B. caapi, mixed with other psychotropic plants, used especially in shamanistic rituals by certain Amazonian Indian peoples. [American Spanish, from Quechua, rope of the dead, narcotic : aya, corpse + huasca, rope.] |
ayahuasca [ˌaɪəˈwɑːskə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Brazilian plant, Banisteriopsis caapi, that has winged fruits and yields a powerful hallucinogenic alkaloid sometimes used to treat certain disorders of the central nervous system: family Malpighiaceae
[from Quechua]
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