fagopyrin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group fluorescent red pigments, found in buckwheat (Fagopyrum), that cause hypersensitivity to sunlight if ingested.

Word forms

fagopyrin fagopyrins

Etymology

Fagopyrum + -in

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