Defn: Jabber. [R.] Milton.
JABBERNOWL
Jab"ber*nowl`, n.
Defn: Same as Jobbernowl.
JABIRU
Jab"i*ru, n. Etym: [Braz. jabirú, jaburú.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria and
Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.
Note: The American jabiru (Mycteria Americana) is white, with the head and neck black and nearly bare of feathers. The East Indian and Australian (Xenorhynchus Australis) has the neck, head, and back covered with glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to purple. The African jabiru (Mycteria, or Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis) has the neck, head, wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also saddle-billed stork.
JABORANDI
Jab`o*ran"di, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub (Pilocarpus pennatifolius). The leaves are used in medicine as an diaphoretic and sialogogue.
JABORINE
Jab"o*rine, n. Etym: [From Jaborandi.] (Chem.)
Defn: An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, from which it is extracted as a white amorphous substance. In its action it resembles atropine.