[fley-vohn] 
| 1. | a colorless, crystalline, water-insoluble compound, C15H10O2, the parent substance of a group of naturally occurring derivatives some of which have been used as yellow dyes. |
| 2. | any derivative of this compound. |
| fla·vone (flā'vōn') n. A crystalline compound, C15H10O2, the parent substance of a number of important yellow pigments, occurring on the leaves or in the stems and seed capsules of many primroses. |
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