er·i·o·dic·ty·ol \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈdiktēˌȯl, -ˌōl\noun (-s) Etymology:eriodictyon + -ol : a colorless crystalline compound C15H12O6 derived from flavanone and found especially in the leaves of some resinous shrubs of the genus Eriodictyon — see citrin, hesperitin