Category:Pilocarpine

Pi`lo*car"pine, n. Etym: [from nl. Pilocarpus pennatifolius Jaborandi; l. pilus hair + gr. pilocarpine.] (chem.)

Defn: an alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (pilocarpus pennatifolius) As a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar Effect on the vasomotor system.