pilocarpus pennatifolius

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pilocarpus pennatifolius - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Jaborandi \Jab`o*ran"di\, n. (Bot.)
     The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub
     (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine
     as an diaphoretic and sialogogue.
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  Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius
      jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit:
     cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.)
     An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius
     ) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance
     which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
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