different between perennial vs iboga

English

Etymology

1644, from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year”) (itself from per- (“through”) + annus (“year”)) + -al; surface analysis per- +? -ennial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p????ni.?l/

Adjective

perennial (not comparable)

1. Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time.

2. (botany, of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years.

   Coordinate terms: annual, biennial

3. (figuratively) Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; never failing.

   Synonyms: perpetual, permanent, unceasing
4. (figuratively) Enduring; lasting; timeless.

   Synonyms: timeless, everlasting, perpetual; see also Thesaurus:eternal

5. (figuratively) Recurrent; appearing or recurring again and again.

   Synonyms: recurring, repetitious; see also Thesaurus:repetitive

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

perennial (plural perennials)

1. A perennial plant; a plant that is active throughout the year or survives for more than two growing seasons.

   Coordinate terms: annual, biennial, evergreen

Translations

Further reading

• perennial on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• perennial plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• -prenaline

English

Etymology

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Noun

iboga (uncountable)

1. Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub and a source of the hallucinogen ibogaine.
   • 1985, Richard Alan Miller, The Magical and Ritual Use of Aphrodisiacs, page 41,

     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.

   • 2004, Chris D. Meletis, Jason E. Barker, Herbs and Nutrients for the Mind: A Guide to Natural Brain Enhancers, page 15,

     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.

   • 2009, Marlene Dobkin de Rios, The Psychedelic Journey of Marlene Dobkin de Rios, page 85,

     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.

Derived terms

• ibogaine

Translations

References

• Tabernanthe iboga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tabernanthe iboga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Portuguese

Noun

iboga f (plural ibogas)

1. iboga (Tabernanthe iboga, a perennial rainforest shrub)