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a·ya·hua·sca

(ī′yə-wä′skə, ä′yə-)

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.]

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ayahuasca

(ˌaɪəˈwɑːskə) or

ayahuasco

(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

[C20: from Quechua]

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a•ya•huas•ca

(ˌɑ yəˈwɑ skə)

n., pl. -cas.

a woody South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, of the malpighia family, having bark that is the source of harmine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid used by Indians of the Amazon basin.

[< American Spanish; further orig. uncertain]

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