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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ly•co•pene n. [Biochem.]

Biochemistrya red crystalline substance, C₄₀H₅₆, that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.

Greek lýk(os) wolf + -o- -o- + Persikón peach¹) + -in²) + -ene
Neo-Latin Lycop(ersicon) tomato genus (
earlier lycop(in) (1925–30

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