fla·vone
n : a colorless crystalline ketone C15H10O2 found in the leaves, stems, and seed capsules of many primroses : also : any of the derivatives of this ketone many of which occur as yellow plant pigments in the form of glycosides and are used as dyestuffs .
Similar sounding terms: fla·vin fla·vine
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