# javanicin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a group of quassinoids isolated from Picrasma javanica.
2. A small defensin-type antimicrobial peptide isolated from the seeds of Sesbania javanica.

## Etymology
From Latin javanica + -in, after the taxonomic name of the plants.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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