'Pilocarpus pennatifolius' definitions:
Definition of 'Pilocarpus pennatifolius'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Pilocarpus pennatifolius'
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]
Definition of 'Pilocarpus pennatifolius'
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]