anthoˈxanthin(e ? Obs.
[f. Gr. ἄνθο-ς + ξανθός yellow + -in.]
The colouring principle of yellow flowers; now called xanthophyll.
| 1839 Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 434 The yellow matter or anthoxantine is an extractive resinous substance. |
anthoˈxanthin(e ? Obs.
[f. Gr. ἄνθο-ς + ξανθός yellow + -in.]
The colouring principle of yellow flowers; now called xanthophyll.
| 1839 Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 434 The yellow matter or anthoxantine is an extractive resinous substance. |
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