PAREIRA

Meaning of PAREIRA in English

/peuh rair"euh/ , n.

the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.

[ 1705-15; short for PAREIRA BRAVA ]

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PAREIRA — pəˈrerə, -rārə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Portuguese parreira ( brava ), literally, wild vine, from parreira vine, vine on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAREIRA — n. root of a South American vine that has diuretic and urinary antiseptic attributes
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PAREIRA — [ pə'rɛ:rə ] ■ noun a drug obtained from the root of a Brazilian climbing plant, used as a homeopathic …
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PAREIRA — n. a drug from the root of a Brazilian shrub, Chondrodendron tomentosum, used as a muscle relaxant in surgery etc. …
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PAREIRA — n. a drug from the root of a Brazilian shrub, Chondrodendron tomentosum, used as a muscle relaxant in surgery etc. …
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PAREIRA — n. a drug from the root of a Brazilian shrub, Chondrodendron tomentosum, used as a muscle relaxant in surgery etc. …
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YELLOW PAREIRA BRAVA — noun see yellow pareira
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WHITE PAREIRA BRAVA — noun see white pareira
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PAREIRA BRAVA — noun see pareira 1
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YELLOW PAREIRA — noun also yellow pareira brava : a pareira that is the root of a tropical American woody vine ( Abuta …
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WHITE PAREIRA — noun also white pareira brava : a white or yellowish starchy root that is obtained from a tropical American woody …
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FALSE PAREIRA — noun : the root of a tropical vine ( Cissampelos pareira ) that is sometimes used like So. American pareira
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PAREIRA BRAVA — /brah"veuh, bray"-/ pareira. [ 1705-15; parreira brava lit., wild vine ]
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VELVETLEAF — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of various plants that have soft velvety leaves: as a. : a tropical vine ( Cissampelos …
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TUBOCURARINE — ˌt(y)übōk(y)üˈräˌrēn, -ärə̇n noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary tubo- (from Latin tubus tube) + curare + -ine; from its being shipped …
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CISSAMPELOS — siˈsampəˌläs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kissos ivy + ampelos vine : a genus of tropical woody …
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BEBEERINE — bə̇ˈbiˌrēn, -_rə̇n; ˈbeb(ē)əˌrēn noun also bi·bi·rine bə̇ˈbiˌrēn, -_rə̇n; ˈbibəˌrēn ( -s ) Etymology: German bebeerin, from bebeerubaum bebeeru tree (from …
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ABUTA — əˈb(y)üd.ə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, probably from Spanish, a plant of this genus : a genus of tropical …
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VELVETLEAF — (n.) A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the Cissampelos Pareira, and …
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VELVETLEAF — ( n. ) A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the Cissampelos …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CURARE — /kyoo rahr"ee, koo-/ , n. 1. a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, esp. S. …
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VELVETLEAF — noun a name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the abutilon avicennae, the cissampelos pareira, and …
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