Etymology

morintannic acid

Today it means: A variety of tannic acid extracted as a yellow crystalline substance from fustic (Maclura tinctoria, formerly Morus tinctoria), Osage orange (Maclura pomifera), and from leaves of common guava (Psidium guajava). Full definition →

Latin morus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frommorus“fustic”
  2. English todaymorintannic acid

From morin (“moric acid”) (from Latin morus (“fustic”)) + English tannic.

Words from the same roots

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