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the·ve·tin

n :  a poisonous crystalline cardiac glycoside C42H66O18 obtained esp. from the seeds of a West Indian shrub or small tree (Thevetia nereifolia) of the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) that yields glucose, digitalose, and a sterol on hydrolysis .
 
   

 
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