flavanone
noun
fla·va·none ˈflā-və-ˌnōn 
: any of various aromatic ketones that often occur in plants as glycosides and that constitute a subset of the flavonoids
Word History
Etymology
Latin flavus + International Scientific Vocabulary -ane + -one
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
flavanone
noun
fla·va·none ˈflā-və-ˌnōn
: a colorless crystalline ketone C15H12O2
also : any of the derivatives of this ketone many of which occur in plants often in the form of glycosides