pilocarpine Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma

WordNet

Pi`lo*car"pine noun
Etymology
From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.

Webster 1913