pituri

[pich-uh-ree]

noun

a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.

a stimulant made from the dried leaves and twigs of this plant, used by the aborigines as a narcotic.

Origin of pituri

First recorded in 1860–65, pituri is from the Wiradjuri word pi-ju-rī

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Historical Examples of pituri

The black boys behaved splendidly, so I gave them the "pituri" intended for Mr. Bailey.
Reminiscences of Queensland
William Henry Corfield

British Dictionary definitions for pituri

pituri

noun plural -ris

an Australian solanaceous shrub, Duboisia hopwoodii, the leaves of which are the source of a narcotic used by the native Australians

Word Origin for pituri

C19: from a native Australian name

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