Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine but more potent);
used to treat excess motility of the gastrointestinal tract;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hyoscyamine \Hy`os*cy"a*mine\, n. [See Hyoscyamus.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid found in henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), and
regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other
alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is
extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp,
offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is
very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like
belladonna. Called also hyoscyamia, duboisine, etc.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Duboisine \Du*bois"ine\, n. (Med.)
An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of an Australian tree
(Duboisia myoporoides), and regarded as identical with
hyoscyamine. It produces dilation of the pupil of the eye.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hyoscyamine
n 1: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid (isometric with atropine
but more potent); used to treat excess motility of the
gastrointestinal tract