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Leguminous vs Jamaicine - What's the difference?

leguminous | jamaicine |

As an adjective leguminous

is of the leguminosae family of peas, beans etc.

As a noun jamaicine is

(organic compound|archaic) a bitter alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of geoffroya inermis , a leguminous tree of jamaica and suriname.

leguminous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc
  • resembling a legume
  • jamaicine

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (organic compound, archaic) A bitter alkaloid said to be contained in the bark of Geoffroya inermis , a leguminous tree of Jamaica and Suriname.