senecionine

noun

se·​ne·​ci·​o·​nine

-₋nə̇n

plural -s

: a poisonous crystalline alkaloid C₁₈H₂₅NO₅ in various plants of the genus Senecio

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary senecion- (from New Latin Senecion-, Senecio) + -ine

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