English Explanatory Dictionary

cucurbitacin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

Word forms

cucurbitacin cucurbitacins

Etymology

Cucurbita + -in

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