Xylostein

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

  Xylostein \Xy*los"te*in\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. 'oste`on bone.]
     (Chem.)
     A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of
     honeysuckle ({Lonicera xylosteum}), and extracted as a
     bitter, white, crystalline substance.
     [1913 Webster]