Synanthrose

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Synanthrose \Syn*an"throse"\ (s[i^]n*[a^]n"thr[=o]s), n. [From
     NL. Synantherae the Compositae; Gr. sy`n with + 'anqh`ros
     blooming.] (Chem.)
     A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the
     tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke ({Helianthus tuberosus}),
     in the dahlia, and other Compositae.


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