iboga
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub and a source of the hallucinogen ibogaine.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The powdered bark (especially the root bark) of the iboga shrub is consumed by the natives of Gabon and part of the Congo in the initiation rites of a number of secret societies."
- "Native to Africa, Iboga has been used ceremonially as a hallucinogen. A powerful medicinal plant, Iboga has several pharmacological effects that have led it to be employed in the use of breaking addictive cycles, including tobacco and alcohol addiction."
- "Under the influence of iboga, the Bwiti initiates are able to communicate directly with an assembly of dead ones—a chain of ancestors. The initiate falls to the ground in a stupor after drinking the iboga brew."
Etymology
From Myene iboga.
Word Breakdown
- Root: iboga