abrin

noun

ˈābrən,

ˈa-,

-(ˌ)brin;

āˈbrin,

aˈb-

plural -s

: a toxic protein obtained from jequirity

Word History

Etymology

abr- (from New Latin Abrus, genus name of Abrus precatorius rosary pea, borrowed from Arabic abrūz, afrūz "rosary pea," earlier, a name for Amaranthus tricolor) + -in entry 1

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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