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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Jab·o·ran·di n. Bot. The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pi·lo·car·pine n.  Chem. An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
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