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Word: Anthocyanin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from German Anthocyan, from Greek anthos ‘flower’ + kuanos ‘blue’ + -in
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌanθəˈsʌɪənɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a blue, violet, or red flavonoid pigment found in plants
Short Definition:blue, violet, or red flavonoid pigment found in plants
Examples:- the earliest carrots were purple, because they contained anthocyanin
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