melampyrin Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mel`am*py"rin, Mel`am*py"rite noun (Also<
  • Melampyrin
  • Melampyrite
)
Etymology
NL. Melampyrum cowwheat; Gr. black + wheat.
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat (Melampyrum). See Dulcite.

Webster 1913