bebeerine

bebeerine
/beuh bear"een, -in, beb"ee euh reen'/, n. Pharm.
an alkaloid resembling quinine, obtained from the bark of the greenheart and other plants.
[1850-55; < G Bebeerin, equiv. to Bebeer(ubaum) bebeeru tree + -in -INE2]

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