Alt. of Erythrine
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A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral tree; -- so called from its red flowers.
1. A colorless crystalline substance, C20H22O10, extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of Rocella. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So called because of certain red compounds derived from it. Called also erythric acid.
2. See Erythrite, 2.
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