esculin

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esculin

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noun aesculin · æsculin

uncountable A coumarin glucoside which exists in horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum), California buckeye (Aesculus californica), prickly box (Bursaria spinosa) and in daphnin (the dark green resin of Daphne mezereum).

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@misc{esculin_2026,
  title = {esculin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/esculin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}