toringin

noun

to·​rin·​gin

təˈrinjə̇n

plural -s

: a crystalline flavone glucoside C₂₁H₂₀O₉ that occurs in the bark of a shrubby Japanese crab apple (Malus sieboldii) and in the buds of several poplars and that yields chrysin and glucose on hydrolysis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin toringo (specific epithet of Pyrus toringo, synonym of Malus sieboldii) (from Japanese, a crab apple tree) + English -in

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