English Explanatory Dictionary

ptaquiloside

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A carcinogenic terpenoid glycoside, found in bracken, that is poisonous to cattle.

Word forms

ptaquiloside ptaquilosides

Etymology

From the species name Pteridium aquilinum.

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