1 [mass noun] a drug made from the dried leaves of certain South American plants, which contain the alkaloid pilocarpine and promote salivation when chewed.
2any of the plants that yield jaborandi.
Several genera and species, in particular Pilocarpus jaborandi (family Rutaceae)
Origin:
early 17th century: from Tupi-Guarani jaburandi, literally 'a person who spits'
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Definition of jaborandi in the US English dictionary
