/puy'leuh kahr"peen, -pin, pil'euh-/ , n. Pharm.
an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 11 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.
[ 1870-75; Pilocarp ( us ) name of the genus of shrubs which includes jaborandi ( pîlo ( s ) felt, wool or hair made into felt + -o- -O- + -karpos -CARP) + -INE 1 ]