| 释义 |
pareira /pə-rāˈrə/ noun- Orig a tropical menispermaceous climbing plant (Cissampelos pareira) with many medicinal properties, native to India and the East Indies
- Its root (now called false pareira)
- A S American plant (Chondrodendron tomentosum) of the same family (also called pareira brava /bräˈvə/, ie wild), a source of curare
- A tonic diuretic drug derived from the root of the latter
ORIGIN: Port parreira wallclimber white pareira (Abuta rufescens) another S American plant of the same family |