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jaborandi

noun
jab路​o路​ran路​di | \ 藢zha-b蓹-藢ran-藞d膿 How to pronounce jaborandi (audio) , -藞ran-d膿\

Definition of jaborandi

: the dried leaves of either of two South American shrubs (Pilocarpus jaborandi and P. microphyllus) of the rue family that are a source of pilocarpine

First Known Use of jaborandi

circa 1875, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for jaborandi

Portuguese, from Tupi jamb扫rand铆, jam扫ran铆

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jaborandi

noun
jab路​o路​ran路​di | \ 藢zhab-蓹-藢ran-藞d膿 How to pronounce jaborandi (audio) , -藞ran-d膿 How to pronounce jaborandi (audio) \

Medical Definition of jaborandi

: the dried leaves of two South American shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus (P. jaborandi and P. microphyllus) of the rue family that are a source of pilocarpine

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