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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ly•co•pene (lī′kə pēn′),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]- Biochemistrya red crystalline substance, C40H56, that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- Greek lýk(os) wolf + -o- -o- + Persikón peach1) + -in2) + -ene
- Neo-Latin Lycop(ersicon) tomato genus (
- earlier lycop(in) (1925–30
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