Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. Pilocarpus
pennatifolius jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit:
cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus
pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance
which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pilocarpine
n 1: cholinergic alkaloid used in eyedrops to treat glaucoma