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yohimbine

(yō him′bēn)

noun

a poisonous alkaloid, CHNO, obtained from quebracho bark and the bark of a West African tree (Corynanthe yohimbé) of the madder family: formerly used as an aphrodisiac

Origin: < yohimbé, a tropical Afr tree (of Bantu orig.) + -ine

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noun

A poisonous alkaloid, C₂₁H₂₆N₂O₃, derived from the bark of a tree, Corynanthe yohimbe, and formerly used as an aphrodisiac, a local anesthetic, and a mydriatic.

Origin:

Origin: New Latin yohimbe, specific epithet of Corynanthe yohimbe, species of tree from which it is derived (of Cameroonian Bantu origin; akin to Duala (Bantu language of Cameroon) djombe)

Origin: + -ine²

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