ayahuasca

ayahuasca Definition

aya·huasca (ä′yä wäs′kä)

noun

a hallucinogenic drink containing harmine, CHNO, prepared by Amazonian Indians from the bark of various vines of a genus (Banisteriopsis, esp. B. caapi) of the malpighia family
any of these vines

Etymology: AmSp < Quechua, lit., vine of the dead < aya, cadaver + huasca, vine

ayahuasca Usage Examples

Converse of object

Modifies a noun

retreat: There is no difference of price for doing a normal ayahuasca retreat or the shamanic plant teachers diet.
ceremony: Ayahuasca ceremony, at night, with Don Pedro Leon.
healing: There is a minimum time of one week, for ayahuasca healing retreats in Onanyan Shobo.
medicine: Strictly, with no exceptions, people with diabetes must not drink the ayahuasca medicine.

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