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superbine

superbine noun: a toxic alkaloid found in Gloriosa superba.

Noun

superbine

  1. A toxic alkaloid found in Gloriosa superba.
    • Gloriosa superba: spectacularly beautiful climbing lily. Roots, stalks, leaves contain an acrid narcotic, superbine, as well as colchicine and choline. Three grains of colchicine are fatal. Hawaii.1964, Ian Fleming, You Only Live Twice
    • Other publications report the presence of a toxic compound, superbine, which is experimentally lethal to a cat in a dose as small as 0.01 g (0.00036 oz).1996, David W. Nellis, Poisonous Plants and Animals of Florida and the Caribbean, Pineapple Press Inc, →ISBN, page 207

Origin of superbine

From translingual (Gloriosa) superba + -ine, from Latin superbus (“superb”).

Questions about superbine

What does superbine mean?
Superbine means a toxic alkaloid found in Gloriosa superba.
What part of speech is superbine?
Superbine is a noun.

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