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From Translingual Pilocarpus (“genus name”) + English -ine.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pilocarpine
Today it means: A miotic alkaloid C₁₁H₁₆N₂O₂ obtained from jaborandi that is used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride or nitrate especially in the treatment of glaucoma. Full definition →