Meanings
plural kratoms
- countableuncountableA tree, Mitragyna speciosa, endemic to Southeast Asia.
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.
2016 October 22, Marc T. Swogger, A ban too far, New Scientist, Issue 3096, page 20 - countableuncountableThe dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.
Synonyms: gas station weed, gas station heroin
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe dried leaves of this tree, used in traditional medicine or recreationally for their stimulant and analgesic effects.
Origin
- Thaiกระท่อม
- Thaiกระท่อม
- Englishkratom
Borrowed from Thai กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m).
More words from Thai
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 卡痛, 哥冬
- 卡痛 (kǎtòng)tree or preparations
- 哥冬 (gēdōng)tree or preparations
- 哥冬樹 /哥冬树 (gēdōng shù)tree or preparations
Czech kratom
- kratomtree or preparations
Finnish siaminkratomi, kratomi
- siaminkratomitree or preparations
- kratomitree or preparations
French kratom
- kratomtree or preparations
German Kratom, Kratombaum
- Kratomtree or preparations
- Kratombaumtree or preparations
Japanese アヘンボク
- アヘンボク (ahenboku)tree or preparations
Malay ketum
- ketumtree or preparations
Norwegian kratom
- kratomtree or preparations
Persian میتراگینا اسپکیوسا
- میتراگینا اسپکیوسا (Mitragīnā spiksā)tree or preparations
Russian кратом
- кратом (kratom)tree or preparations
Swedish kratom
- kratomtree or preparations
Thai กระท่อม
- กระท่อม (grà-tɔ̂m)tree or preparations
Turkish kratom
- kratomtree or preparations
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with kratom
All rhymes →Cite this entry
kratom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kratom
“kratom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kratom. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kratom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kratom.
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