jaborandi /ˌdʒabəˈrandi 
, ˌdʒabəranˈdiː / ▸ noun 1 [mass noun] 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 jaborandi. Several genera and species, in particular Pilocarpus jaborandi (family Rutaceae).
– ORIGIN early 17th century: from Tupi-Guarani jaburandi, literally ‘a person who spits’.
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