salicin

noun

A bitter glucoside, C13H18O7, obtained mainly from the bark of poplar and willow trees and formerly used as an analgesic.

noun

A neutral crystalline glucoside (C13H18O7), of a bitter taste.

noun

A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species of willow (Salix) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.

noun

A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.