JABORANDI


Meaning of JABORANDI in English

[ ˌdʒabə'randi ]

■ noun

1》 a drug made from the dried leaves of certain South American plants, which contain the alkaloid pilocarpine and promote salivation when chewed.

2》 a plant that yields this drug. [ Pilocarpus ~ and other species.]

Origin

C17: from Tupi-Guarani jaburandi , lit. 'a person who spits'.

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