Wrightine
(redirected from conessine)Also found in: Medical.
Wright´ine
| n. | 1. | (Chem.) A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrhŒa. Called also conessine, and neriine. |
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.