WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
jab•o•ran•di
( jab′ə ran′dē, -ran dē′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dis.
- Plant Biologyany of several South American shrubs belonging to the genus Pilocarpus, of the rue family.
- Drugsthe dried leaflets of certain of these plants, esp. P. jaborandi, containing the alkaloid pilocarpine, used in medicine.
- Tupi, said to mean "one who makes saliva, one who spits''
- Portuguese
- 1870–75
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