Bebeerine \Be*bee"rine\, or Bebirine \Be*bi"rine\ (b[-e]*b[=e]"r[i^]n or -r[=e]n), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart of Guiana ({Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}). It is a tonic, antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a substitute for quinine. [Written also {bibirine}.] [1913 Webster]
Buxine \Bux"ine\, n. (Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from the {Buxus sempervirens}, or common box tree. It is identical with {bebeerine}; -- called also {buxina}. [1913 Webster]