Chem. [f. botanical name Cyclopia + -IC.] (See quot.) So Cyclopine, an alkaloid obtained from Cyclopia.
1879. Watts, Dict. Chem., VII. 418. Cyclopic acid, an acid obtained from Cyclopia Vogelii, a plant used in Africa for the preparation of tea…. The cyclopic acid is deposited in the form of a yellow powder.
