'Melampyrin' definitions:
Definition of 'Melampyrin'
- Melampyrin \Mel`am*py"rin\, Melampyrite \Mel`am*py"rite\, n.
[NL. Melampyrum cowwheat; Gr. me`las black + pyro`s wheat.]
(Chem.)
The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found
in the leaves of cowwheat (Melampyrum). See Dulcite.
[1913 Webster]