Etymology

heterophylline

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Today it means: A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in Parsonsia heterophylla. Full definition →

Latin heterophylla
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  1. Latin · derived fromheterophylla
  2. English todayheterophylline

From Latin heterophylla + -ine.

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