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sphagnorubin

sphagnorubin noun: a reddish-violet pigment found in the cell walls of several mosses of the genus Sphagnum.

sphagnorubin: a reddish-violet pigment found in the cell walls of several mosses of the genus Sphagnum
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Noun

sphagnorubin (countable and uncountable, plural sphagnorubins)

  1. A reddish-violet pigment found in the cell walls of several mosses of the genus Sphagnum.
    • Shikimic acid is a precursor of sphagnorubin, a reddish-violet pigment extractable from the cell wall of several Sphagnum species (RUDOLPH et al. 1981).1984, Manfred Kluge, “IV. Metabolism of Organic Acids”, in Karl Esser, Klaus Kubitzki, Michael Runge, Eberhard Schnepf, Hubert Ziegler, editors, Progress in Botany, volume 46, Berlin...

Forms of sphagnorubin

pluralsphagnorubins

Origin of sphagnorubin

From sphagno- + possibly rub(y) or Latin rub(er) + -in.

Questions about sphagnorubin

What does sphagnorubin mean?
Sphagnorubin means a reddish-violet pigment found in the cell walls of several mosses of the genus Sphagnum.
What part of speech is sphagnorubin?
Sphagnorubin is a noun.
What is the plural of sphagnorubin?
The plural of sphagnorubin is sphagnorubins.

Words near sphagnorubin in the dictionary

  1. sphagnologist
  2. sphagnologists
  3. sphagnology
  4. sphagnophilic
  5. sphagnophilous
  6. sphagnorubin
  7. sphagnorubins
  8. sphagnous
  9. sphagnum
  10. sphagnums
  11. sphairistic

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