English Explanatory Dictionary

superbine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A toxic alkaloid found in Gloriosa superba.

Word forms

superbine

Etymology

From translingual (Gloriosa) superba + -ine, from Latin superbus (“superb”).

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