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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Be·bee·rine, or  Be·bi·rine  n. Chem. An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana (Nectandra Rodiœi). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine. [Written also bibirine.]
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