conessine

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noun

A steroid alkaloid found in a number of plant species of the Apocynaceae family, sometimes used in herbal medicine as a treatment for amoebic dysentery.

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Meanings

nounconessine (usually uncountable, plural conessines)

plural conessines

  1. uncountableusuallyA steroid alkaloid found in a number of plant species of the Apocynaceae family, sometimes used in herbal medicine as a treatment for amoebic dysentery.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wrightine

Origin

From conessi + -ine, after the name of a tree.

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APA

conessine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conessine

MLA

“conessine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conessine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conessine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conessine.

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