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Nov 29, 2009
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pit•u•ri



Pronunciation: (pich'u-rē), [key]
n.
1. a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.
2. a stimulant made from the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used by the aborigines as a narcotic.

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