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mitsugashiwalactone

Today it means: A cat attractant found in the buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata). Full definition →

Japanese 三槲

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Japanese · derived from三槲“buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)”
English todaymitsugashiwalactone

From Japanese 三槲 (mitsugashiwa, “buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)”) + lactone.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.