释义 |
‖ urali|ʊˈrɑːlɪ| [var. of oorali. Cf. woorali.] The urari-plant (Strychnos toxifera), or the poison obtained from this. Also attrib.
1843Mill Logic I. iii. vii. 446 If we knew nothing of the Indian arrows but their fatal effect, accident alone could turn our attention to experiments on the urali. 1862in Veness El Dorado (1867) 131 The well-known Urali Poison is prepared from the bark of the Urali (Strychnos toxifera?). 1883E. F. Im Thurn Among Indians Guiana 311 In Europe it is variously called..urari, urali, and ourali. |