JAMAICINE
\d͡ʒɐmˈe͡ɪsiːn], \dʒɐmˈeɪsiːn], \dʒ_ɐ_m_ˈeɪ_s_iː_n]\
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An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; - called also jamacina.
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