Tomatine

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A toxic glycoalkaloid with fungicidal properties, found in the stems and leaves of tomato plants. countable, uncountable

    "Some of these, such as α-chaconines and α-tomatines, are generally antiparasitic (general prohibitions; see also sections 3.231, 3.2333, 8.4213)."

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"Some of these, such as α-chaconines and α-tomatines, are generally antiparasitic (general prohibitions; see also sections 3.231, 3.2333, 8.4213)."

Etymology

From tomato + -ine.

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