Meaning Of The Word Curare

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curare in American English
noun: a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, esp. S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain indigenous peoples of South America for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medici

curare in British English
noun: black resin obtained from certain tropical South American trees, esp Chondrodendron tomentosum, acting on the motor nerves to cause muscular paralysis: used medicinally as a muscle relaxant and by indigenous peoples of South America as an arrow poison

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