Definition
ourari
noun
- a poisonous resin obtained from tropical South American plants, traditionally used by indigenous peoples to coat arrow and dart tips
Usage: also spelled curare or curari; historical and ethnobotanical term
Examples
- The indigenous hunters prepared their blowgun darts with ourari to ensure a successful hunt.
- Ourari was extracted from the bark of certain vines found in the Amazon rainforest.
- Early European explorers documented the use of ourari by native peoples of South America.
- The poison ourari works by paralyzing the nervous system of prey animals.