LYCORINE


Meaning of LYCORINE in English

līˈkōrə̇n, ˈlīkəˌrīn noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin Lycoris, genus of plants (from Latin, a woman's name) + English -ine

: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C 16 H 17 NO 4 found in the bulbs of the common daffodil and several other amaryllids

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