Wrightine
Pronunciation : Wright"ine
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrhoea. Called also conessine, and neriine.
(Chem.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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