"kratom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɹeɪtəm/, /kɹəˈtɑm/, /ˈkɹætəm/ Forms: kratoms [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪtəm Etymology: Borrowed from Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|th|กระท่อม}} Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} kratom (countable and uncountable, plural kratoms)
  1. A tree, Mitragyna speciosa, endemic to Southeast Asia. Wikidata QID: Q139698 Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (tree or preparations): 卡痛 (kǎtòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 哥冬 (gēdōng) (alt: Malaysia & Singapore) (Chinese Mandarin), 哥冬樹 /哥冬树 (gēdōng shù) (alt: Malaysia & Singapore) (Chinese Mandarin), siaminkratomi (Finnish), kratomi (Finnish), kratom [masculine] (French), Kratom [neuter] (German), アヘンボク (ahenboku) (Japanese), ក្ទម្ព (ktɔɔm) (Khmer), ກະທ່ອມ (ka thǭm) (Lao), ketum (Malay), กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-kratom-en-noun-en:Q139698 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Thai translations, Madder family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Khmer translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'tree or preparations': 55 45
  2. The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: gas station weed, gas station heroin Coordinate_terms: gas station heroin
    Sense id: en-kratom-en-noun-en:Q139698_preparation Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49

Inflected forms

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