English Explanatory Dictionary

conessine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A steroid alkaloid found in a number of plant species of the Apocynaceae family, sometimes used in herbal medicine as a treatment for amoebic dysentery.

Word forms

conessine conessines

Etymology

From + -ine, after the name of a tree.

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