jaborandi

noun

jab·​o·​ran·​di ˌzha-bə-ˌran-ˈdē  -ˈran-dē 

: the dried leaves of either of two South American shrubs (Pilocarpus jaborandi and P. microphyllus) of the rue family that are a source of pilocarpine

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, from Tupi jambɨrandí, jamɨraní

First Known Use

circa 1875, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

jaborandi

noun

jab·​o·​ran·​di ˌzhab-ə-ˌran-ˈdē  -ˈran-dē 

: the dried leaves of two South American shrubs of the genus Pilocarpus (P. jaborandi and P. microphyllus) of the rue family that are a source of pilocarpine