Columbamine

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A quaternary isoquinoline alkaloid isolated from Argemone mexicana, (Mexican poppy). uncountable

Etymology

From columbo (“a plant of Mozambique from which it was identified (Jateorhiza palmata)”) + -amine.

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