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delphinidin [del′fin·ə·dən]

(biochemistry)

C₁₅H₁₁O₇Cl A purple or brownish-red anthocyanin compound occurring widely in plants.

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Also like pholox, blue and purple mints tend to attract bees, using the anthocyanin delphinidin and to a lesser extent cyanidin as the coloring sources.

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