Definition of "curari" [curari]

• Alternative form of curare. (noun)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "The arrow poison, usually known as curari, was prepared from the juice of certain lianas or tree vines and was an article of intertribal trade over a great extent of territory."
• ""Doctor, are you acquainted with the poison known as curari or curarine?""
• "The venom of the snake, like the "curari" poison of the South-American Indians, is only effective when coming in contact with the blood."