eriodictyol

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er·i·o·dic·ty·ol ˌer-ē-ə-ˈdik-tē-ˌȯl -ˌōl

: a colorless crystalline compound C₁₅H₁₂O₆ derived from flavanone and found especially in the leaves of some resinous shrubs of the genus Eriodictyon

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