Phytotoxin

An exotoxin produced by certain species of higher plants; any toxin of plant origin.

A phytotoxin, literally meaning "plant poison", refers to any toxin produced by a plant.

Examples of phytotoxins include ricin, crotin, and amygdalin, the latter of which is present in harmless levels in apple seeds.^[1]

References

1. ^ "snopes.com: Apple Seeds and Cyanide". http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/apples.asp. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 

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