niopo

English

Etymology

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Noun

niopo (uncountable)

1. A kind of snuff prepared by some indigenous peoples of Venezuela and Colombia, from the roasted seeds of a leguminous tree, Anadenanthera peregrina.

   Synonym: yopo

2. The tree Anadenanthera peregrina.

References

• “niopo”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.