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Definition of: pachyrhizid
(pak′ə·rī′zid) noun
A yellowish-green, poisonous glycoside, C30H18O8(OCH3)2, extracted from the seeds of a tropical leguminous vine (Pachyrhizus angulatus). [<PACHY- + Gk. rhiza root]
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