thevetin

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noun

Any of a group of poisonous cardiac glycosides, obtained especially from the seeds of Thevetia nereifolia.

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Meanings

nounthevetin (plural thevetins)

plural thevetins

  1. Any of a group of poisonous cardiac glycosides, obtained especially from the seeds of Thevetia nereifolia.

Origin

From translingual Thevetia + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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