ololiuqui

ololiuqui
/oh'loh lee ooh"kee/, n.
a woody vine, Turbina corymbosa, of the morning glory family, native to Central America, having seeds that are hallucinogenic and are used in some Indian rituals.
[ < MexSp ololiuque < Nahuatl ololiuhqui lit., something rolled into a ball, collected]

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  • Ololiuqui — (auch: Qloliuhqui) ist eine Droge aus den Samen mehrerer, meist zweier Windengewächse (Convolvulaceae).[1] Die wichtigste Art hat den botanischen Namen Turbina corymbosa (Syn.: Rivea corymbosa). Eine weitere Art ist Ipomoea violacea (Syn.:… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • ololiuqui — kvaitulinis gyvatenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vijoklinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Turbina corymbosa), paplitęs Centrinėje ir Pietų Amerikoje. Turi haliucinogeninių medžiagų. atitikmenys: lot. Convolvulus corymbosus;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • ololiuqui — linažiedis sukutis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Vijoklinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Ipomoea violacea), paplitęs atogrąžose. atitikmenys: lot. Ipomoea violacea angl. beach moonflower; moonflower; ololiuqui; sea moonflower šaltinis… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • ololiuqui-induced hallucination —    Ololiuqui is known under many names. It is also spelled as ololiüqui, ololiuhqui,and qloliuhqui. These names mean round thing in the Aztec language Nahuatl, and refer to the small, brown, oval seeds of the American vine Rivea corym bosa, which …   Dictionary of Hallucinations

  • ololiuqui — noun Etymology: Spanish ololiuque, from Nahuatl ololiuhqui, literally, something rolled into a ball Date: 1915 a woody stemmed Mexican vine (Rivea corymbosa syn. Turbina corymbosa) of the morning glory family having small fleshy fruits with… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ololiuqui — A hallucinogen used in ceremonies by the Aztec Indians in Mexico; contains ergot alkaloids and derivatives of lysergic acid. SEE ALSO: Rivea corymbosa, Ipomoea rubrocoerulea praecox. * * * olo·li·u·qui .ō .lō lē ü kē n a woody stemmed Mexican… …   Medical dictionary

  • ololiuqui — olo·liu·qui …   English syllables

  • ololiuqui — ˌōləˈl(y)ükē noun ( s) Etymology: Spanish ololiuque, from Nahuatl ololiuhqui, literally, one that covers, from ololoa to cover : a woody stemmed Mexican vine (Rivea corymbosa) of the family Convolvulaceae having small fleshy fruits with single… …   Useful english dictionary

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