- sempervirine
- \\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈvīˌrēn, -_rə̇n\ noun
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Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary sempervir- (from New Latin sempervirens — specific epithet of the woody vine Gelsemium sempervirens — , from sempervirent-, sempervirens evergreen) + -ine: a crystalline alkaloid C19H16N2 obtained from the yellow jessamine shrub
Useful english dictionary. 2012.