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Definition of: banisterine
(ban·is′tər·ēn, -in) noun
An alkaloid derivative, C13H12ON2, of a South American plant (Banisteriopsis caapi): a hallucinating drug which has been used to treat encephalitis lethargica: also called harmine. [after John Banister, 17th c American botanist]
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