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Definition: MENISPERMINE

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Noun 1. An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta Cocculus, formerly Menispermum Cocculus) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder; -- called also menispermina.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Definition: MENISPERMINE

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of Anamirta Cocculus, formerly Menispermum Cocculus) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder; -- called also menispermina.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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