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eserine
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eserine, n. [From native name of the Calabar bean: cf. F. ésérine.].
An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of Physostigma venenosum ; physostigmine. It is used in ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil. [1913 Webster]
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