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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BERBERINE

BERBERINE Ber "ber *ine, n. (Chem. )

Defn: An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.

New American Oxford Dictionary

berberine

ber be rine |ˈbərbəˌrēn ˈbərbərin | ▶noun Chemistry a bitter yellow compound of the alkaloid class obtained from barberry and other plants. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from berberis + -ine 4 .

Oxford Dictionary

berberine

berberine |ˈbəːbəriːn | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Chemistry a bitter yellow compound of the alkaloid class, obtained from barberry and other plants. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from berberis + -ine 4 .