English

A kratom tree

Noun

kratom ‎(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 for their stimulant and analgesic effects.