ˌhekōˈjenə̇n noun
Etymology: heco nin saponin found in the juice of agaves (from hec- — from New Latin Hectia, genus name of Hectia texensis — + -onin — as in saponin ) + -genin
: a crystalline steroid sapogenin C 27 H 42 O 4 obtained from a desert herb ( Hechtia texensis ) and many agaves and used in a synthesis of cortisone