cycasin

C3Y4C3A1S1I1N1

noun

A toxin found in certain plants that affects the gastrointestinal tract and nervous system.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nouncycasin (countable and uncountable, plural cycasins)

plural cycasins

  1. countableuncountableA toxin found in certain plants that affects the gastrointestinal tract and nervous system.

Origin

From translingual Cycas (“genus of cycads”) + -in.

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APA

cycasin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycasin

MLA

“cycasin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycasin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycasin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycasin.

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