ˈvasəˌsēn, -azə- noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary vasic- (from New Latin vasica — specific epithet of the Malabar nut Adhatoda vasica — , from Sanskrit vāsikā, vāsaka Malabar nut, from vāsayati it perfumes, makes fragrant) + -ine
: a crystalline alkaloid C 11 H 12 N 2 O that is found in the leaves of the Malabar nut and seeds of the harmal and is thought to poison lower plants and animals but not higher animals