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Definition of: anthocyanin
(an′thō·sī′ə·nin) noun
The water-soluble coloring-matter of flowers, leaves, and other parts of plants which imparts red, violet, blue, blue-green, or green colors, dependent on the acidity or alkalinity of the cell sap: also called cyanin, erythrophyll. [<ANTHO- + Gk. kyanos blue]
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