jervine

noun

jer·​vine

ˈjərˌvēn,

-və̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline alkaloid C₂₆H₃₉NO₃ related in structure to the steroids and found in the rhizomes and roots of white hellebore, American hellebore, and other species of the genus Veratrum

Word History

Etymology

New Latin jervina, from Spanish yervina, perhaps from yervo vetch, chickpea (from Latin ervum) + -ina -ine

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