Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A compound, supposedly an alkaloid, contained in the green shell or leaves of the walnut-tree.
- noun A name sometimes given to juglone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An alkaloid found in the leaves of the walnut (
Juglans regia ).
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun organic chemistry An
alkaloid found inwalnut leaves .
Etymologies
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From the taxonomic name Juglans regia and -ine.
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missanthropist commented on the word juglandine
A substance contained in the juice expressed from the green shell of the walnut, It is used as a remedy in cutaneous and scrofulous diseases; also for dying the hair.
Daniel Lyon, Dictionary of the English Language, 1897
May 20, 2008