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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A yellow glucoside, C22H19O10N, contained in Lotus arabicus, a poisonous leguminous plant indigenous to Egypt. It yields hydrocyanic acid, d-glucose, and lotoflavin when hydrolyzed.

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