Cucurbitacin Uncommon

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

Any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.

See Also

steroid cucurbitaceae herbivore

Related Terms

steroid cucurbitaceae herbivore

Rhyming Words

cin nucin orcin mucin ricin micin racin mycin glycin laccin dancin hircin zincin dracin marcin aescin avicin fuscin viscin acacin

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