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Cundurango

Cundurango \Cun`du*ran"go\ (k?n`d?-r?n"g?), n. (Med.) The bark of a South American vine ( Gonolobus Condurango) of the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously, to be a cure for cancer. [Written also condurango.]

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cundurango

n. (alternative form of condurango English)

Usage examples of "cundurango".

When his collection seemed at last perfect, a stuffed whale arrived from Greenland and an Aztec inscription from the Cundurango regions of Central America that made all former specimens insignificant.

A real Cundurango, as possibly you know, is a possession of such supreme value that, when once a collector gets it, he will rather part with his family than with it.