syringin
noun
sy·rin·gin
-jə̇n
plural -s
: a crystalline glucoside C17H24O9 found especially in the bark of a lilac (Syringa vulgaris) and of privets that on hydrolysis yields glucose and methoxy-coniferyl alcohol
Word History
Etymology
French syringine, from New Latin Syringa (generic name of Syringa vulgaris) + French -ine