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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Xanthophyll \Xan"tho*phyll\, n. [Xantho- + Gr fy`llon leaf.]
(Bot.)
A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and
also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly
called also {phylloxanthin}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
xanthophyll
n : yellow carotenoid pigments in plants and animal fats and egg
yolks [syn: {xanthophyl}, {lutein}]
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