corroval

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəˈɹəʊvəl/

Noun

corroval (uncountable)

1. (archaic) A dark-clored alkaloid variety of curare, formerly used by tribes of Colombia as an arrow poison. It is unknown which plant it originates from.

Derived terms

• corrovaline

 

References

• “corroval”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.