Main Entry: cu·ra·re

Variant(s): also cu·ra·ri \k(y)u̇-ˈrär-ē\

Function: noun

: a dried aqueous extract especially of a vine (as Strychnos toxifera of the family Loganiaceae or Chondodendron tomentosum of the family Menispermaceae) that produces muscle relaxation and is used in arrow poisons by South American Indians—compare tubocurarine