[ber.ber.ine] n [G Berberin, fr. NL berberis] (ca. 1847): a bitter crystalline yellow alkaloid obtained from the roots of various plants (as barberry) and used as a tonic in medicine
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Meaning of BERBERINE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012