petunidin

English

Etymology

From petunia +‎ -in?

Noun

petunidin (countable and uncountable, plural petunidins)

  1. An anthocyanidin responsible for the dark red or purple colour in many berries and flower petals.
    • 2015 July 2, Liu Y, Tan D, Shi L, Liu X, Zhang Y, Tong C, et al., “Blueberry Anthocyanins-Enriched Extracts Attenuate Cyclophosphamide-Induced Cardiac Injury”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], volume 10, number 7, →DOI:
      The anthocyanins extracted in blueberries are 3-glycosidic derivatives of cyanidin, delphinidin, malvidin, petunidin, and peonidin.
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