Daph"nin (?), n. [Cf. F. daphnine.] Chem. (a)
A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon (Daphne mezereum) and regarded as the essential principle of the plant.
[R.] (b)
A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a glucoside, and extracted from Daphne mezereum and D. alpina.
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