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seneciphylline

seneciphylline noun: an alkaloid found in ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).

Noun

seneciphylline (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid found in ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).
    • Generally the pyrrolizidine alkaloids exist in plants as N-oxides, as shown for monocrotaline and seneciphylline.2010, Eric David Morgan, Biosynthesis in Insects, page 320

Questions about seneciphylline

What does seneciphylline mean?
Seneciphylline means an alkaloid found in ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea).
What part of speech is seneciphylline?
Seneciphylline is a noun.

Words near seneciphylline in the dictionary

  1. senecio
  2. senecioid
  3. senecionine
  4. senecios
  5. seneciosis
  6. seneciphylline
  7. senecrassidiol
  8. senectitude
  9. senectude
  10. senectuous
  11. Senectus

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