noun
- a Mexican climbing plant (Turbina corymbosa) whose seeds contain psychoactive alkaloids and were used ceremonially by indigenous peoples
Usage: also called coaxihuitl; ethnobotanical term; the seeds contain lysergic acid amide (LSA)
Examples
- Ololiuqui seeds were used in Aztec religious ceremonies.
- The plant ololiuqui grows as a vine in tropical regions of Mexico.
- Ethnobotanists have studied ololiuqui for its historical and cultural significance.
- The Nahuatl name ololiuqui refers to the round seeds of the plant.