Melampyrin

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

  Melampyrin \Mel`am*py"rin\, Melampyrite \Mel`am*py"rite\, n.
     [NL. Melampyrum cowwheat; Gr. me`las black + pyro`s wheat.]
     (Chem.)
     The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found
     in the leaves of cowwheat ({Melampyrum}). See {Dulcite}.
     [1913 Webster]