guachamaca (gwachamaka)

A very poisonous plant of Caracas, belonging to the Apo cynaceæ, and probably Malouetia nitid a. The poison appears to be a simple narcotic, very similar to curari in its action. guacharo (gwäʻchä-rō), n. [Sp.-Amer., so named in allusion to its harsh, croaking cry;