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condurango

condurango noun: the bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.

Noun

condurango (uncountable)

  1. The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.
  2. The plant itself, Marsdenia cundurango.

Forms of condurango

alternative formcundurango

Words formed from condurango

Questions about condurango

What does condurango mean?
Condurango means the bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.
What part of speech is condurango?
Condurango is a noun.

Words near condurango in the dictionary

  1. conduplicately
  2. conduplication
  3. conduplications
  4. condurangin
  5. condurangins
  6. condurango
  7. condurangoglycoside
  8. condurangoside
  9. conduritol
  10. conduritols
  11. condurrite

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