n. Ease; pleasure. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
n. [ From native name of the Calabar bean: cf. F. ésérine. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of Physostigma venenosum; physostigmine. It is used in ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. e- + sexual. ] (Biol.) Sexless; asexual. [ 1913 Webster ]