n :  an alkaloid C₁₆H₁₉NO₃ obtained from leguminous plants (genus Erythrina) as a mixture of stereoisomers : esp  :  the beta form of erythroidine that possesses curariform activity and acts as a depressant of the central nervous system .
 
   
 
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