Calabarn.

Brit.

/ˌkaləˈbɑː/,

/ˈkaləbɑː/, U.S.

/ˌkæləˈbɑr/, West African English

/ˌkalaˈba/

Etymology: < Calabar, on the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa.

Calabar-bean n. the seed of Physostigma venenosum, a climbing leguminous plant of West Africa. Used as a remedy in certain diseases.Also called the Ordeal-bean, as it is administered to people suspected of witchcraft.

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ordeal bean1861

Calabar-bean1876

the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > siddhi > bean used to counteract

ordeal bean1861

Calabar-bean1876

1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 654.

Derivatives

calabarine n. ‘an alkaloid found in the Calabar bean’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon).

ΚΠ

1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 310.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	calabar
释义	Calabarn. Brit. /ˌkaləˈbɑː/, /ˈkaləbɑː/, U.S. /ˌkæləˈbɑr/, West African English /ˌkalaˈba/ Etymology: < Calabar, on the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa. Calabar-bean n. the seed of Physostigma venenosum, a climbing leguminous plant of West Africa. Used as a remedy in certain diseases.Also called the Ordeal-bean, as it is administered to people suspected of witchcraft. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants yielding poison > [noun] > bean or seed yielding poison > Calabar-bean ordeal bean1861 Calabar-bean1876 the world > the supernatural > the occult > sorcery, witchcraft, or magic > non-European magic (miscellaneous) > [noun] > siddhi > bean used to counteract ordeal bean1861 Calabar-bean1876 1876 J. Harley Royle's Man. Materia Med. (ed. 6) 654. Derivatives calabarine n. ‘an alkaloid found in the Calabar bean’ ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon). ΚΠ 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 310. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2021). > see also also refers to : calabercalabarn. < n.1875 see also
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Calabarn.

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