Xylostein \Xy*los"te*in\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. ? bone.] (Chem.)
A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of
honeysuckle ({Lonicera xylosteum}), and extracted as a
bitter, white, crystalline substance.
Lonicera xylosteum
n : cultivated Eurasian shrub with twin yellowish-white flowers
and scarlet fruit [syn: {European fly honeysuckle}, {European
honeysuckle}]