‖ guarana
(gwəˈrɑːnə)
[Tupi guaraná.]
A Brazilian shrub, Paullinia sorbilis; a paste prepared from the seeds of this shrub, which is used for food and medicine. Also guarana-bread, guarana-paste.
| 1838 T. Thomson Chem. Org. Bodies 291 Guaranina. This substance was discovered by Theod. Martius, in the guarana. 1861 New Syd. Soc. Year-bk. 459 The author has employed guarana paste in numerous cases of hemicrania. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 707 Guarana. The seeds of this plant furnish the Guarana bread so highly esteemed by the natives of Brazil. |