Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alkaloid, the poisonous principle of the oleander.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Chem.) One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander (
Nerium oleander ).
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- noun organic chemistry One of several
alkaloids found in theleaves of theoleander .
Etymologies
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oleander + -ine?
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The poisonous properties of the plant reside in two alkaloids isolated by Lukowsky from the leaves: _oleandrine_, extremely toxic and _pseudo-curarine_, as its name indicates, resembling curare in its action.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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