or  aes*cu*lin  n :  a glucoside C₁₅H₁₆O₉ from the inner bark of the horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastaneum) and roots of the yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) that absorbs ultraviolet rays .
 
 
 
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