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Cervine vs Jervine - What's the difference?

cervine | jervine |

As an adjective cervine

is pertaining to a deer; deer-like.

As a noun jervine is

a steroidal alkaloid, obtained from plants of the genus Veratrum, that is teratogenic.

cervine

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to a deer; deer-like.
  • * 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 495:
    • To which she replied sweetly, shaking that fine cervine head: ‘At any moment tell yourself that things are much better that they have any right to be.’
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    jervine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia jervine)
  • (organic compound) A steroidal alkaloid, obtained from plants of the genus Veratrum , that is teratogenic

    • Related terms

    * deoxyjervine * jervanine