coumaric


cou·ma·rin

C0682600 (ko͞o′mər-ĭn)n. A fragrant crystalline compound, C9H6O2, present in tonka beans and produced synthetically for use as a fragrance. Coumarin has been banned as a food additive in the United States because it can be toxic in large amounts.
[French coumarine, from coumarou, tonka bean tree, from Spanish coumarú, from Portuguese cumaru, from Tupí cumarú, commaru.]
cou′ma·ric (-mər-ĭk) adj.