Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The coloring matter of plants, especially of petals, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A general name for coloring matter of plants other than chlorophyll, especially that of petals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany, dated Any colouring matter in
plants other thanchlorophyll , and especially in thepetals .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek colour + matter.
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