ˈlüd.ēələ̇n, ˈlütē-, -ˌlin noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary luteol- (from New Latin luteola — specific epithet of the dyer's rocket Reseda luteola — from Latin, feminine of luteolus yellowish) + -in
: a yellow crystalline pigment C 15 H 10 O 6 occurring usually as a glycoside in many plants (as dyer's rocket); a tetrahydroxy-flavone