Meanings
- uncountablechemistryA quinoline alkaloid present in the plants of the species Boerhavia diffusa.
Synonyms: lunamarine
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA quinoline alkaloid present in the plants of the species Boerhavia diffusa.
Origin
- Sanskritपुनर्नवा“Boerhavia procumbens”
- Englishpunarnavine
From Sanskrit पुनर्नवा (punarnavā, “Boerhavia procumbens”) + -ine.
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