esculin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).

Word forms

esculin aesculin æsculin

Etymology

Related to Latin aesculus.

Derived words

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