- botogenin
- bo·tog·e·nin
English syllables. 2014.
botogenin
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botogenin — bōˈtäjənə̇n, ˌbäd.əˈjenə̇n noun ( s) Etymology: boto (perhaps irregular from Spanish batata sweet potato) + genin more at potato : a crystalline steroidal sapogenin C27H40O4 obtained from a yam (Dioscorea mexicana) … Useful english dictionary
Dioscorea — Di·os·co·rea (di″os korґe ə) the Mexican yams, a genus of plants of the family Dioscoreaceae. D. mexicaґna is a source of the steroid botogenin. Several species, such as D. villoґsa, D. floribunґda, and D. tokoґro, are sources of… … Medical dictionary
