noun
Origin: < ModL Physostigma, name of the genus including the Calabar bean < Gr physa, a bellows (< IE *phus-, var. of *pu-, *phu-, to blow > L pustula) + stigma, a prick (see stick) + -ine
See physostigmine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: New Latin Phȳsostigma, genus name of the Calabar bean (Greek phūsa, bellows + stigma)
Origin: + -ine2
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