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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An alkaloid prepared from
Ulex Europæus , the common gorse or furze. It has been employed as a diuretic in cases of dropsy due to heart-disease.
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- noun obsolete, organic chemistry The
alkaloid cytisine when extracted fromgorse (of genus Ulex)
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