monocrotaline

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monocrotaline

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uncountable A pyrrolizidine alkaloid found in the rattlebox plants (of genus Crotalaria) that is poisonous to livestock and humans. Generally the pyrrolizidine alkaloids exist in plants as N-oxides, as shown for monocrotaline and seneciphylline.
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@misc{monocrotaline_2026,
  title = {monocrotaline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/monocrotaline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}