primeverin

noun

pri·me·verin | \ˌprīməˈvirə̇n, -ver-\

plural -s

Definition of primeverin

: a crystalline glycoside C₂₀H₂₈O₁₃ that is found in the cowslip (Primula veris) and that on hydrolysis yields primeverose and a derivative of salicylic acid

History and Etymology for primeverin

International Scientific Vocabulary primever- (from French primevère cowslip, from Old French primevoire, literally, spring, probably short for flour de primevoire spring flower, from flour flower + de of—from Latin, from—+ primevoire —from Late Latin prima vera early spring—) + -in

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