taxine

English

Etymology

Taxus +‎ -ine

Noun

taxine (plural taxines)

Any of several poisonous alkaloids that may be extracted from the leaves and seeds of the yew tree (Taxus baccata)

Translations

alkaloid extracted from yew trees

German: Taxin n

Spanish: taxina f

Anagrams

Texian

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