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menyanthin Chem.|mɛnɪˈænθɪn|
Also -ine.
[f. mod.L. Menyanthēs (Tournefort 1700), the name of a genus of plants + -in.
The etymology of the mod.L. generic name is obscure: it has been variously conjectured to be a mistake for *Minyanthēs (a. Gr. µινυανθής adj., blooming a short time), and to be an irregular formation on Gr. µήν month + ἄνθος flower.]
A bitter principle contained in the buckbean, Menyanthes trifoliata.
1842Francis Dict. Arts, Menyanthin, the peculiar principle of menyanthes trifoliata, or bog bean. 1850Ogilvie s.v. Menyanthes, It contains an extractive called menyanthine. 1897Naturalist 45 The most palpable ingredient of the plant is a bitter principle menyanthin. |