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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A methyl-pentose, 6-deoxy-L-mannose, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of poison ivy and is a constituent of many plant glycosides.

Etymology

From translingual Rhamnus "genus of buckthorns" + -ose (“used to form names of sugars”).

Related phrases

poison ivy

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