ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈvīˌrēn, -_rə̇n noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sempervir- (from New Latin sempervirens — specific epithet of the woody vine Gelsemium sempervirens — , from sempervirent-, sempervirens evergreen) + -ine
: a crystalline alkaloid C 19 H 16 N 2 obtained from the yellow jessamine shrub