sempervirine

noun

sem·​per·​virine

-rə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline alkaloid C₁₉H₁₆N₂ obtained from the yellow jessamine shrub

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary sempervir- (from New Latin sempervirens —specific epithet of the woody vine Gelsemium sempervirens —, from sempervirent-, sempervirens evergreen) + -ine

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