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vernonin

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Vernonin \Ver"no*nin\, n. (Chem.)
   A glucoside extracted from the root of a South African plant
   of the genus Vernonia, as a deliquescent powder, and used
   as a mild heart tonic.
   [1913 Webster]

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