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juglone

juglone noun: an allelopathic aromatic compound found in the leaves, roots, husks, and bark of plants in the Juglandaceae family, particularly the black walnut, used as a colouring agent.

Noun

juglone (countable and uncountable, plural juglones)

  1. An allelopathic aromatic compound found in the leaves, roots, husks, and bark of plants in the Juglandaceae family, particularly the black walnut, used as a colouring agent.

Forms of juglone

pluraljuglones

Origin of juglone

Juglandaceae + -one

Words formed from juglone

Questions about juglone

What does juglone mean?
Juglone means an allelopathic aromatic compound found in the leaves, roots, husks, and bark of plants in the Juglandaceae family, particularly the black walnut, used as a colouring agent.
What part of speech is juglone?
Juglone is a noun.
What is the plural of juglone?
The plural of juglone is juglones.

Words near juglone in the dictionary

  1. juglike
  2. jugline
  3. juglines
  4. juglomycin
  5. juglomycins
  6. juglone
  7. juglones
  8. jugo bean
  9. jugo beans
  10. Jugo-
  11. jugomaxillary

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