Elleborin

2 definitions found

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

  Elleborin \El*leb"o*rin\, n.
     See {Helleborin}.
     [1913 Webster]

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



  Helleborin \Hel*leb"o*rin\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)
     A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore,
     and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp
     tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the
     plant; -- called also {elleborin}.
     [1913 Webster]