kratom
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kratom (countable and uncountable, plural kratoms)
- A tree, Mitragyna speciosa, endemic to Southeast Asia.
- 2016 October 22, Marc T. Swogger, A ban too far, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 20:
- When the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced plans to criminalise the sale and possession of the psychoactive plant kratom, people across the country became interested in a leaf used medicinally for centuries in parts of Asia.
- 2016 October 22, Marc T. Swogger, A ban too far, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 20:
- The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.
Translations edit
tree or preparations
Further reading edit
- Mitragyna speciosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mitragyna speciosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Mitragyna speciosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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