parthenin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A toxic substance in the flowering plant Parthenium hysterophorus, causing dermatitis and respiratory malfunction in humans, and is toxic to other plants.

Word forms

parthenin

Etymology

From Parthenium + -in.

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