单词 | arrow poison |
释义 | > as lemmasarrow poison arrow poison n. a toxin used to poison the tip of an arrow, esp. curare, which is obtained from the bark and stems of some South American plants. ΚΠ 1769 E. Bancroft Ess. Nat. Hist. Guiana 101 The Woorara, which is the principal ingredient in the composition of the fatal Indian arrow poison of that name. 1899 Edinb. Rev. July 159 Curare..is the arrow poison of Guiana. 2011 M. D. Larsen in R. D. Miller & M. C. Pardo Basics of Anesthesia (ed. 6) i. 7/1 Arrow poisons and blowguns were an integral part of many primitive cultures. < as lemmas |
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