cojoba
cojoba is the alternative form of cohoba.
Meaning of cohoba
Noun
cohoba (plural cohobas)
- A traditional Taino ceremony in which the ground seeds of the cojóbana tree were inhaled in a special pipe, producing a psychedelic effect.
- A hallucinogenic drug derived from ground seeds of trees of the genus Anadenanthera.
- The native of some South American tribes use this drug as an aphrodisiac in the form of a snuff called cohoba.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 51
Forms of cojoba
| plural | cojobas |
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Questions about cojoba
- What is cojoba the alternative form of?
- Cojoba is the alternative form of cohoba.
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