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pilocarpine

pi·lo·car·pine [ plə kr pn, plə krpin ]


noun 
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substance used in eye drops: an organic compound of plant origin. Source: leaves of jaborandi trees. Use: in eye drops to treat glaucoma.

[Late 19th century. < modern Latin Pilocarpus, genus name of the jaborandi tree]
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