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tanghin

tanghin noun: a poison obtained from the kernels of the plant Cerbera manghas (syn. Tanghinia venenifera) from Madagascar.

Noun

tanghin (uncountable)

  1. A poison obtained from the kernels of the plant Cerbera manghas (syn. Tanghinia venenifera) from Madagascar

Origin of tanghin

Tanghinia + -in

Questions about tanghin

What does tanghin mean?
Tanghin means a poison obtained from the kernels of the plant Cerbera manghas (syn. Tanghinia venenifera) from Madagascar.
What part of speech is tanghin?
Tanghin is a noun.

Words near tanghin in the dictionary

  1. Tanggu
  2. Tanggula
  3. tanghan
  4. tanghans
  5. Tanghe
  6. tanghin
  7. tanghine
  8. tanghinigenin
  9. tanghinin
  10. tanghinoside
  11. tanghulu

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