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Nov 30, 2009
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a•ya•huas•ca



Pronunciation: (ä"yu-wä'sku), [key]
n.
a woody South American vine, Banisteriopsis caapi, of the malpighia family, having bark that is the source of harmine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid used by Amazon Indians.

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