vicine

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. In phytogeography, naturalized from a neighboring formation: opposed to adventitious. See adventitious, 4.
2. n. A colorless compound, (C₈H₁₅O₆N₃)_x, contained in the seeds of the, horse-bean, Vicia faba, V. faba minor, and in the sugar-beet root. It crystallizes in aggregates of needles.
3. Same as vicinal.

Wiktionary

1. n. organic chemistry An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the vetch (Vicia sativa) as a white crystalline substance.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. adj. rare Near; neighboring; vicinal.
2. n. (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the vetch (Vicia sativa) as a white crystalline substance.