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单词 jaborandi
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jaborandi

[ jab-uh-ran-dee, -ran-dee ]
/ ˌdʒæb əˈræn di, -rænˈdi /

noun, plural jab·o·ran·dis.

any of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.
the dried leaflets of certain of these plants, especially P. jaborandi, containing the alkaloid pilocarpine, used in medicine.

Origin of jaborandi

1870–75; <Portuguese <Tupi, said to mean “one who makes saliva, one who spits”

Words nearby jaborandi

Jabberwocky, Jabir, Jabir ibn Hayyan, jabiru, Jaboatão, jaborandi, jabot, jaboticaba, Jabotinsky, Jaboulay's method, jabroni
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Example sentences from the Web for jaborandi

  • Jaborandi, jab′o-ran′di, n. a Brazilian shrub with sialogogue and diaphoretic properties.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
  • Jaborandi or its alkaloid pilocarpin will generally produce it.

    A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
  • After this nothing is given but orange-leaf tea, to promote perspiration, and sometimes a little extract of jaborandi.

    Health, Happiness, and Longevity|Louis Philippe McCarty

British Dictionary definitions for jaborandi

jaborandi
/ (ˌdʒæbəˈrændɪ) /

noun

any of several tropical American rutaceous shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus, esp P. jaborandi
the dried leaves of any of these plants, used to induce sweating

Word Origin for jaborandi

C19: from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani yaborandí
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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