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melampyrite
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melampyrite, n. [NL. Melampyrum cowwheat; Gr. me`las black + pyro`s wheat.].
The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (Melampyrum ). See Dulcite. [1913 Webster]
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