DAPHNIN

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon (Daphne mezereum) and regarded as the essential principle of the plant. [R.]

2.
n.

A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a glucoside, and extracted from Daphne mezereum and D. alpina.


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