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Where does “thalictrine” come from?

thalictrine (English) comes from English thalictrum, from Latin thalictrum, from Ancient Greek θάλικτρον — meadowrue.

thalictrine (English): A poisonous alkaloid, of unknown composition,...

Definitions

  1. A poisonous alkaloid, of unknown composition,...

Ancestry of “thalictrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthalictrumAny plant of the genus "Thalictrum"; meadowrue
2Latinthalictrummeadowrue
3Ancient Greekθάλικτρονmeadowrue
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