| pareira | Pareira brava, the root of Chondodendron tomentosum and other species of Chondodendron (family Menispermaceae), a vine of tropical America; one of the chief sources of d-tubocurarine; it has diuretic and urinary antiseptic properties. Origin: Pg. Parreira, vine trained against a wall (05 Mar 2000) |
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