flavone
noun
- a colorless crystalline ketone, CHO, obtained from certain plants or prepared synthetically: it forms a base for some yellow dyes
- any derivative of this compound
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(flāˈvōnˌ)
noun A crystalline compound, C15H10O2, the parent substance of a number of important yellow pigments, occurring on the leaves or in the stems and seed capsules of many primroses.
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