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Definition of Nectandra
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Nectandra Puchury Pichurim bean Pich"u*rim bean` (Bot.)
The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree (Nectandra Puchury)
of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of
sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also
sassafras nut.
Nectandra Rodioei Bebeeru Be*bee"ru, n. [Written also bibiru.] [Native name.]
(Bot.)
A tropical South American tree (Nectandra Rodi[oe]i), the
bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of
which is known as green heart.
Nectandra Rodioei Bebeerine Be*bee"rine, or Bebirine Be*bi"rine
(b[-e]*b[=e]"r[i^]n or -r[=e]n), n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart
of Guiana (Nectandra Rodi[oe]i). It is a tonic,
antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a
substitute for quinine. [Written also bibirine.]
