jaborandi — ONAD

jaborandi /ˌjabəˈrandē, ˌdʒæbəˈrændi

▸ noun

1 a drug made from the dried leaves of certain South American plants, which contain the alkaloid pilocarpine and promote salivation when chewed.

2 any of the plants that yield the drug jaborandi.

Several genera and species, in particular Pilocarpus jaborandi (family Rutaceae).

– ORIGIN early 17th century : from Tupi-Guarani jaburandi, literally ‘a person who spits’.