vellosine

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A colorless, dextrorotatory, poisonous alkaloid, C₂₁H₂₂O₂N₂(OCH₃)₂, contained in Brazilian pereira-bark, Geissospermum Vellosii. It crystallizes in trimetric plates, melts and darkens at 189° C., and resembles brucine in general physiological effect.