Main Entry: fla·vone

Pronunciation: \ˈflā-ˌvōn\

Function: noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin flavus

Date: 1897

: a colorless crystalline aromatic ketone C₁₅H₁₀O₂ found in the leaves, stems, and seed capsules of many primroses; also : any of the derivatives of this ketone many of which occur as yellow plant pigments in the form of glycosides and are used as dyestuffs