limonin

Structure diagram of limonin

Meaning

Noun

A limonoid found in orange and lemon seeds.

Origin

From a putative combinative form of lemon -in. (See also Old French lymon ("citrus"), Italian limone ("lemon"), both from Arabic لَيْمُون.) Compare limonoid, limonene.

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