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CARAPA GUIANENSIS

\kaɹˈɑːpə ɡɪˈe͡ɪnnsɪs], \kaɹˈɑːpə ɡɪˈe‍ɪnnsɪs], \k_a_ɹ_ˈɑː_p_ə ɡ_ɪ__ˈeɪ_n_n_s_ɪ_s]\

Definitions of CARAPA GUIANENSIS

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A tree of Guiana, having very bitter bark which has been used as an antispasmodic and is said to contain an alkaloid, carapin.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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