ˈtefrəsə̇n noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin Tephrosia + International Scientific Vocabulary -in
: a crystalline compound C 23 H 22 O 7 that is obtained from the leaves of a leguminous plant ( Tephrosia vogelii ) and from the roots of derris and cube and that is isomeric with toxicarol; hydroxy-deguelin