täkˈsifəˌrēn, -_rə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin toxifera (specific epithet of the woody vine Strychnos toxifera that yields calabash curare) (from tox- (I) + -fera, from Latin, feminine of -fer -ferous) + English -ine
: any of several alkaloids obtained from calabash curare ; especially : one C 40 H 46 N 4 O 2 obtained usually as its crystalline dichloride