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jaborandi
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[ˌdʒabəranˈdiː], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a drug made from the dried leaves of certain South American plants, which contain the alkaloid pilocarpine and promote salivation when chewed.
- any of the plants that yield jaborandi.
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Origin
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early 17th century: from Tupi-Guarani jaburandi, literally ‘a person who spits’
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