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Definition: BUXINE

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Noun 1. An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens, or common box tree. It is identical with bebeerine; -- called also buxina.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Buxine" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: BUXINE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens, or common box tree. It is identical with bebeerine; -- called also buxina.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "BUXINE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)