n :  a hallucinogenic alkaloid C₁₃H₁₄N₂O found in several plants (Peganum harmala of the family Zygophyllaceae and Banisteriopsis spp. of the family Malpighiaceae) and used in medicine as a stimulant of the central nervous system .
 
 
 
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