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caapi

caapi noun: a hallucinogen, obtained from the South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, used medicinally by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.

Noun

caapi (uncountable)

  1. A hallucinogen, obtained from the South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, used medicinally by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.
    • The bundle of the caapi would presumably have quite lost its virtue from the same cause, and I do not know that it was ever analyzed chemically;1967, Harvard University - Botanical Museum, Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University - Volume 22, page 126
    • No more interesting or complex narcotic drink can be found than ayahuasca, caapi, or yajé, prepared basically from the bark of the liana Banisteriopsis caapi.1977, Walter H. Lewis, Memory P. F. Elvin-Lewis, Medical Botany - Plants Affecting Human Health, page 701

Questions about caapi

What does caapi mean?
Caapi means a hallucinogen, obtained from the South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, used medicinally by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon.
What part of speech is caapi?
Caapi is a noun.

Words near caapi in the dictionary

  1. Caanan
  2. Caanislagan
  3. Caaoacan
  4. CAAP
  5. caapeba
  6. caapi
  7. CAAs
  8. caatinga
  9. caatingas
  10. CAATSA
  11. Caazapá

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