Etymology

shikimic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to shikimic acid or its derivatives. Full definition →

Japanese 樒
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The story

  1. Japanese · derived from樒“star anise”
  2. English todayshikimic

From Japanese 樒 (shikimi, “star anise”) + -ic.

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