Kratomとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Borrowed from Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m).

発音

• IPA: /ˈkɹeɪtəm/, /kɹəˈtɑm/, /ˈkɹætəm/
• 韻: -eɪtəm

名詞

kratom (countable and uncountable, plural kratoms)

1. A tree, Mitragyna speciosa, endemic to Southeast Asia.
   • 2016 October 22, Marc T. Swogger, A ban too far, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 20:

     When the US Drug Enforcement Administration announced plans to criminalise the sale and possession of the psychoactive plant kratom, people across the country became interested in a leaf used medicinally for centuries in parts of Asia.

2. The dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.

   Synonyms: gas station weed (kratom sense), gas station heroin (kratom sense, uncommonly)

   Coordinate term: gas station heroin (tianeptine sense, usually)

Further reading

• Mitragyna speciosa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mitragyna speciosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Mitragyna speciosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons