palmatine

noun

palma·​tine

ˈpalməˌtēn,

ˈpäm-

plural -s

: an alkaloid C₂₁H₂₃NO₅ that occurs especially in calumba and is related in structure to berberine

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Jatrorrhiza palmata plant producing calumba + English -ine

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