jatrorrhizine
noun
jat·ror·rhi·zine
ˌja‧trəˈrīˌzēn,
-īzᵊn
variants or jateorhizine
ˌjatēōˈr-
plural -s
: an alkaloid C20H21NO5 that occurs in calumba and is related in structure to berberine
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary jatrorrhiz-, jateorhiz- (from New Latin Jatrorrhiza or Jateorhiza, genus name of Jatrorrhiza palmata or Jateorhiza palmata) + -ine