The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pilocarpus pennatifolius
Jaborandi \Jab`o*ran"di\, n. (Bot.) The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub ( Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue.
Pilocarpus pennatifolius
Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ( Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.