Containing, resembling, or relating to coumarin or plants that produce coumarin compounds.
From coumarin plus the adjectival suffix -ous, indicating the presence or quality of containing coumarin or similar aromatic compounds.
Many plants are naturally coumarous as a defense strategy—their coumarin-laden leaves taste bitter and can harm insects, which is why some herbivores have evolved special enzymes to break down coumarins!
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