Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Straw-colored.
- noun In mineralogy, a splintery fracture.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Of a straw color; greenish yellow.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete Of a
straw colour; greenish-yellow. - noun organic chemistry
Loline , an alkaloid with the formula C₈H₁₄N₂O.
Etymologies
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Latin festula stalk, straw. Compare fescue. The chemical is called "festucine" because it is found in Festuca (its synonym "loline" reflects its presence in Lolium).
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