"curare" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kjʊˈɹɑː.ɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kjʊˈɹɑ.ɹi/ [General-American] Forms: curares [plural]
Etymology: From a Cariban language; compare Kari'na urari, Trió urari, wïrari, Akawaio urari, Pemon urari, Macushi urari, referring to various vines of genus Strychnos. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sai-car}} Cariban, {{cog|car|urari}} Kari'na urari, {{cog|tri|urari}} Trió urari, {{m|tri|wïrari}} wïrari, {{cog|ake|urari}} Akawaio urari, {{cog|aoc|urari}} Pemon urari, {{cog|mbc|urari}} Macushi urari, {{taxfmt|Strychnos|genus}} Strychnos Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} curare (usually uncountable, plural curares)
  1. A plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Poisons Categories (lifeform): Gentianales order plants, Ranunculales order plants
    Sense id: en-curare-en-noun-L0ErvCFL Disambiguation of Poisons: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of Gentianales order plants: 50 35 15 Disambiguation of Ranunculales order plants: 48 37 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 22 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 60 13 27
  2. Other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Poisons
    Sense id: en-curare-en-noun-93qwJq5g Disambiguation of Poisons: 38 29 33
  3. A substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Poisons Translations (a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine): curare [neuter] (Dutch), curare [masculine] (French), Curare [neuter] (German), curaro [masculine] (Italian), kurara [feminine] (Polish), curare [masculine] (Portuguese), curare [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-curare-en-noun-Wn7ka1qC Disambiguation of Poisons: 38 29 33 Disambiguation of 'a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine': 19 5 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: curari, urare, urari, woorari, wurali Related terms: curariform, curarisation, curarization, curarize

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