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JAMAICINE
Ja*ma"i*cine, n. Etym: [From Jamaica.] (Chem.)
Definition: An alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis, a leguminous tree growing in Jamaica and Surinam; -- called also jamacina. Watts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RESURGE
(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”
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