MANDRAGORIN
\mˈandɹɐɡˌɔːɹɪn], \mˈandɹɐɡˌɔːɹɪn], \m_ˈa_n_d_ɹ_ɐ_ɡ_ˌɔː_ɹ_ɪ_n]\
Definitions of MANDRAGORIN
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A poisonous alkaloid, C17H23NO3,from mandragora.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A crystalline alkaloid, C17H23NO3, obtained from the roots of Mandragora autumnalis and Mandragora officinalis, having properties like those of atropin.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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