Etymology

lobeline

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Today it means: A natural alkaloid found in various plants, mostly of the genus Lobelia, a white amorphous powder which is freely soluble in water, used as an aid to smoking cessation. Full definition →

translingual Lobelia
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  1. translingual · derived fromLobelia
  2. English todaylobeline

From translingual Lobelia + -ine.

Words from the same roots

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lobelia

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