‖ bebeeru, bibiru
(bɪˈbɪəruː)
Also beebeeru, bibiri.
[native name in Guyana.]
The Greenheart Tree of Guyana (Nectandra Rodiæi or leucantha). beˈbeeria, bebeerine (bɪˈbɪəraɪn), also beber- bibir-, an alkaloid resembling quinine, yielded by the bark and seeds of this tree.
| 1851 Art Jrnl. Illustr. Catal., Sci. Exhib. iv. xv*/1 Quinine, beberine, morphine. 1875 Wood Therap. 56 Bebeeria..as a substitute for quinia in malarial diseases. |