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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A compound, C10H10O4, related to vanillin and obtained from certain plants.
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- noun organic chemistry A derivative of
cinnamic acid that is a component oflignin
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Ferula, plant genus, from Latin ferula, giant fennel.]
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