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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alkaloid extracted from the root and inner bark of the barberry. It is an amorphous white powder, bitter to the taste.
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bilby commented on the word berbine
"Bitter barberry berbine is better than billbeetle-bitten bulbo-tubers," babbled bilby biliously.
January 29, 2024