'Coumaric acid' definitions:

Definition of 'Coumaric acid'

From: GCIDE

Coumaric \Cou*mar"ic\ (k??-m?r"?k), a. Relating to, derived from, or like, the Dipterix odorata, a tree of Guiana. [1913 Webster]
Coumaric acid (Chem.), one of a series of aromatic acids, related to cinnamic acid, the most important of which is a white crystalline substance, HO.C6H4.C2H2.CO2H, obtained from the tonka bean, sweet clover, etc., and also produced artificially. [1913 Webster]