wourali
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The poison takes its name from the wourali vine, the scraped wood of which, and some bitter roots, form the chief ingredients, boiled together.
From Manco, the Peruvian Chief An Englishman's Adventures in the Country of the Incas by Cooper, A.W.
First they showed us some long sticks of a thin vine—the wourali itself.
From On the Banks of the Amazon by Groome, William H. C.
During that time, several experiments were made with the wourali poison.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
The wourali poison seems to be the only thing that will kill it quickly.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
The Indians in the just-mentioned settlement seemed to depend more on the wourali poison for killing their game than upon anything else.
From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles
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