Esculin \Es*cu"lin\, n. [See {Esculic}.] (Chem.)
A glucoside obtained from the {[AE]sculus hippocastanum}, or
horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue
fluorescent solutions. [Written also {[ae]sculin}.]
Aesculus hippocastanum
n : tree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to
red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seeds [syn:
{horse chestnut}, {buckeye}]