Podophyllin

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

  Podophyllin \Pod`o*phyl"lin\, n. [From {Podophyllum}.] (Chem.)
     A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May
     apple ({Podophyllum peltatum}). It is a complex mixture of
     several substances.
     [1913 Webster]