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jaborandi

/jab-uh-ran-dee, -ran-dee/US // ˌdʒæb əˈræn di, -rænˈdi //UK // (ˌdʒæbəˈrændɪ) //

茉莉花

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural jab·o·ran·dis.

    • : any of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.
    • : the dried leaflets of certain of these plants, especially P. jaborandi, containing the alkaloid pilocarpine, used in medicine.

Examples

  • Jaborandi or its alkaloid pilocarpin will generally produce it.

  • Jaborandi, jab′o-ran′di, n. a Brazilian shrub with sialogogue and diaphoretic properties.

  • An alkaloid has been obtained from the piperaceous jaborandi by Parodi, and named by him jaborandine.

  • After this nothing is given but orange-leaf tea, to promote perspiration, and sometimes a little extract of jaborandi.