Etymology

esculin

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Today it means: A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum). Full definition →

Latin aesculus
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  1. Latin · derived fromaesculus
  2. English todayesculin

Related to Latin aesculus.

Words from the same roots

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esculic acid

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