Daphnin

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Daphnin \Daph"nin\, n. [Cf. F. daphnine.] (Chem.)
     (a) A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon
         ({Daphne mezereum}) and regarded as the essential
         principle of the plant. [R.]
     (b) A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a
         glucoside, and extracted from {Daphne mezereum} and


         {Daphne alpina}.
         [1913 Webster]