FLAVONOID

flavonoid

(noun) any of a large class of plant pigments having a chemical structure based on or similar to flavone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flavonoid (plural flavonoids)

(organic chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.

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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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