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Synanthrose
Syn-an′throse′
(sĭn-ăn′thrōs)
, Noun.
[From NL.
Synantherae
the Compositae; Gr. σύν
with + ἀνθήροσ
blooming.] (Chem.)
A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke (
Helianthus tuberosus
), in the dahlia, and other Compositae.