‖ viˈridia Chem.
[mod.L., f. L. viridis virid a. Cf. viridine 3.]
A vegetable alkaloid obtained from the rootstock of Veratrum viride, an American variety of white hellebore; jervine.
| 1874 Garrod & Baxter Mat. Med. 383 The researches of Dr. H. C. Wood have led him to conclude that Viridia and Veratroidea both exert a depressant influence on the heart. |