- delphisine
- del·phi·sine (delґfĭ-sēn) a toxic alkaloid, isomeric with delphinine, from the seeds of Delphinium staphisagria.
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delphisine — ˈdelphisine Chem. [f. delphine, delphinine, by insertion of is repr. Gr. ἴσ ος equal.] An alkaloid akin to delphinoidine, obtained from the same source, in warty crystals. Also called Delphisia. in Syd. Soc. Lex … Useful english dictionary
Representative poisonous plants — ▪ Table Representative poisonous plants name and distribution toxic principle toxic effects and comments Plants poisonous to eat rosary pea, or jequirity bean (Abrus precatorius); tropical regions abrin (N methyltryptophan) and abric acid onset… … Universalium
staphisagria — staph·i·sa·gria .staf ə sā grē ə n STAVESACRE (2) * * * staph·i·sa·gria (staf″ĭ saґgre ə) [Gr. staphis raisin + agrios wild] the seeds of Delphinium staphisagria, which were formerly used as a topical parasiticide; the plant and… … Medical dictionary
