rheadine

noun

rhe·​a·​dine

variants or rhoeadine

ˈrēəˌdēn,

-dᵊn

plural -s

: a nonpoisonous crystalline alkaloid C₂₁H₂₁NO₆ found in various poppies (as the corn poppy)

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary rhead-, rhoead- (from New Latin rhoead-, rhoeas —specific epithet of the corn poppy Papaver rhoeas —from Greek rhoiad-, rhoias corn poppy) + -ine

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