curare

noun

a plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content

Curare is a poisonous plant used by indigenous tribes for hunting.

意味（1）

a plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content

意味（2）

other South American plants with similar toxins that were also used in arrow poisons, mostly in the family Menispermaceae

意味（3）

a substance containing the alkaloid D-tubocurarine, used historically as a muscle relaxant during surgery