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jervine

noun
jer·​vine | \ ˈjÉ™rËŒvÄ“n, -və̇n\
plural -s

Definition of jervine

: a crystalline alkaloid C26H39NO3 related in structure to the steroids and found in the rhizomes and roots of white hellebore, American hellebore, and other species of the genus Veratrum

History and Etymology for jervine

New Latin jervina, from Spanish yervina, perhaps from yervo vetch, chickpea (from Latin ervum) + -ina -ine

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