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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Chem.)

An alkaloid obtained from the

Buxus sempervirens

, or common box tree. It is identical with

bebeerine

; – called also

buxina

buxine ‎(uncountable)

(organic chemistry) An alkaloid obtained from the Buxus sempervirens, or common box tree, identical with bebeerine.