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1. a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	alkaloid,
definition	:	natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	neuromuscular blocking agent,
definition	:	a substance that interferes with the neural transmission between motor neurons and skeletal muscles (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	phytotoxin, plant toxin,
definition	:	any substance produced by plants that is similar in its properties to extracellular bacterial toxin (noun.substance)