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jaborandi

[ jab-uh-ran-dee, -ran-dee ]

noun

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


jaborandi

/ ˌdʒæbəˈrændɪ /

noun

  1. any of several tropical American rutaceous shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus , esp P. jaborandi
  2. the dried leaves of any of these plants, used to induce sweating
“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of jaborandi1

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

Origin of jaborandi1

C19: from Portuguese, from Tupi-Guarani yaborandí
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Example Sentences

After this nothing is given but orange-leaf tea, to promote perspiration, and sometimes a little extract of jaborandi.

Jaborandi or its alkaloid pilocarpin will generally produce it.

It is probable that jaborandi given in repeated small doses, so as to avoid any depressing effect on the heart, will be found valuable in such cases.

Jaborandi has been used in yellow fever.

But lately a diaphoretic which far surpasses these in efficiency has been discovered in pilocarpine, the active principle of jaborandi.

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