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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Jaborandi \Jab`o*ran"di\, n. (Bot.) The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. Pilocarpus pennatifolius jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit: cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi (Pilocarpus pennatifolius) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system. [1913 Webster]