Definitions for jaborandiˌdʒæb əˈræn di, -rænˈdi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
jab•o•ran•diˌdʒæb əˈræn di, -rænˈdi(n.)(pl.)-dis.
any of several South American shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family, the leaflets of which yield pilocarpine, used in medicine.
Category: Plants
Origin of jaborandi:
1870–75; < Pg
Wiktionary
jaborandi(Noun)
Any of several species of the genus Pilocarpus of plants, some of which are important medicinally.
Webster Dictionary
Jaborandi(noun)
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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