cucurbitacin (English, noun)
expansion: cucurbitacin (plural cucurbitacins)
Senses:
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glosses: Any of a class of bitter steroids, found in plants of the family Cucurbitaceae, that prevent them being eaten by herbivores.
Forms:
form: cucurbitacins
tags: plural