释义 |
es·cu·lin noun or aes·cu·lin \ˈeskyələ̇n\ (-s) Etymology: Italian esculina, from New Latin Aesculus (genus name of Aesculus hippocastanum, species that produces it) + Italian -ina -in : a crystalline glucoside C15H16O9 from the inner bark of the horse chestnut and roots of the yellow jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens) that absorbs ultraviolet rays |