flavone

noun

fla·​vone ˈflā-ˌvōn 

: a colorless crystalline aromatic ketone C₁₅H₁₀O₂ found in the leaves, stems, and seed capsules of many primroses

also : any of the derivatives of this ketone many of which occur as yellow plant pigments in the form of glycosides and are used as dyestuffs

Examples of flavone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Given the limited scientific data available in humans, the remnants of your crunchy crudité provide antioxidants called flavones. —Jaclyn London, Ms, Rd, Cdn, Good Housekeeping, 16 Jan. 2019

Additional study of the blue chrysanthemums revealed that the observed color was in fact due to the combined effects of delphinidin and a class of copigments called flavones that are commonly found in flowers. —Jordan C. Axelson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin flavus

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

flavone

noun

fla·​vone ˈflā-ˌvōn 

: a colorless crystalline ketone C₁₅H₁₀O₂ found in the leaves, stems, and seed capsules of many primroses

also : any of the derivatives of this ketone many of which occur as yellow plant pigments in the form of glycosides and are used as dyestuffs