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- noun (Chem.) A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant
Ononis spinosa .
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- noun organic chemistry A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the
leguminous plant Ononis spinosa.
Etymologies
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Latin Ononis, the generic name of the plant + Latin cera wax.
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