'Pilocarpine' definitions:
Definition of 'pilocarpine'
(from WordNet)
noun
Cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma
Definition of 'Pilocarpine'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]