"caapi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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  1. A hallucinogen, obtained from the South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, used medicinally by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants
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