jamaicine

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noun

A bitter alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Andira inermis, a leguminous tree of Jamaica and Suriname.

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Meanings

nounjamaicine (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablechemistryA bitter alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Andira inermis, a leguminous tree of Jamaica and Suriname.

Origin

From Jamaica + -ine.

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APA

jamaicine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamaicine

MLA

“jamaicine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamaicine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jamaicine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jamaicine.

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