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cucurbitacin

cucurbitacin noun: any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

Noun

cucurbitacin (plural cucurbitacins)

  1. Any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

Forms of cucurbitacin

pluralcucurbitacins

Origin of cucurbitacin

Frol Cucurbita + -in.

Questions about cucurbitacin

What does cucurbitacin mean?
Cucurbitacin means any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.
What part of speech is cucurbitacin?
Cucurbitacin is a noun.
What is the plural of cucurbitacin?
The plural of cucurbitacin is cucurbitacins.

Words near cucurbitacin in the dictionary

  1. cucumovirus
  2. cucumoviruses
  3. cucurbit
  4. cucurbita
  5. cucurbitaceous
  6. cucurbitacin
  7. cucurbitacins
  8. cucurbital
  9. cucurbitane
  10. cucurbitanes
  11. cucurbitas

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