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Definition of: flavone
(flā′vōn, flə·vōn′, flav′ōn) noun
A colorless, crystalline, vegetable pigment, C15H10O2, the parent substance of certain yellow dyes, as quercetin, etc. [<L flavus yellow + -ONE]
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