syringin

noun

sy·​rin·​gin

-jə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline glucoside C₁₇H₂₄O₉ found especially in the bark of a lilac (Syringa vulgaris) and of privets that on hydrolysis yields glucose and methoxy-coniferyl alcohol

Word History

Etymology

French syringine, from New Latin Syringa (generic name of Syringa vulgaris) + French -ine

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