English Explanatory Dictionary

huperzine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a family of sesquiterpenoid alkaloids, found in the firmoss Huperzia serrata, thought to aid memory.

Word forms

huperzine huperzines

Etymology

From translingual Huperzia + -ine.

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