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phyllochrysine

phyllochrysine noun: an alkaloid and nervous system stimulant found in the tree Margaritaria discoidea.

Noun

phyllochrysine (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid and nervous system stimulant found in the tree Margaritaria discoidea.

Origin of phyllochrysine

From phyllo- + chryso- + -ine.

Questions about phyllochrysine

What does phyllochrysine mean?
Phyllochrysine means an alkaloid and nervous system stimulant found in the tree Margaritaria discoidea.
What part of speech is phyllochrysine?
Phyllochrysine is a noun.

Words near phyllochrysine in the dictionary

  1. phylloceratid
  2. phylloceratids
  3. phyllochron
  4. phyllochronic
  5. phyllochrons
  6. phyllochrysine
  7. phyllocladane
  8. phyllocladanes
  9. phylloclade
  10. phylloclades
  11. phyllocladia

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