"iboga" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Myene iboga. Etymology templates: {{borrowed|en|mye|iboga}} Myene iboga Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} iboga (uncountable)
  1. Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub and a source of the hallucinogen ibogaine. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Dogbane family plants Derived forms: ibogaine Translations (Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub): iboga [feminine] (Portuguese)
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