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lunularin

lunularin noun: a dihydrostilbenoid found in many species of liverworts, as well as common celery, as well as the roots of Hydrangea macrophylla.

lunularin: a dihydrostilbenoid found in many species of liverworts, as well as common celery, as well as the...
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Noun

lunularin (uncountable)

  1. A dihydrostilbenoid found in many species of liverworts, as well as common celery, as well as the roots of Hydrangea macrophylla.

Origin of lunularin

Probably related to genus Lunularia of liverworts, as lunularin has been derived from liverworts of other genera of class Marchantiopsida

Questions about lunularin

What does lunularin mean?
Lunularin means a dihydrostilbenoid found in many species of liverworts, as well as common celery, as well as the roots of Hydrangea macrophylla.
What part of speech is lunularin?
Lunularin is a noun.

Words near lunularin in the dictionary

  1. lunula
  2. lunulae
  3. lunular
  4. lunularic acid
  5. lunularic acid decarboxylase
  6. lunularin
  7. lunulate
  8. lunulated
  9. lunule
  10. lunules
  11. lunulet

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