"huperzine" meaning in All languages combined

See huperzine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: huperzines [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Huperzia + -ine. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Huperzia|-ine|lang1=mul}} translingual Huperzia + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun}} huperzine (plural huperzines)
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of a family of sesquiterpenoid alkaloids, found in the firmoss Huperzia serrata, thought to aid memory. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry

Inflected forms

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