sempervirine
noun
sem·per·virine
-rə̇n
plural -s
: a crystalline alkaloid C19H16N2 obtained from the yellow jessamine shrub
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary sempervir- (from New Latin sempervirens —specific epithet of the woody vine Gelsemium sempervirens —, from sempervirent-, sempervirens evergreen) + -ine