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essential oil — noun an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings • Syn: ↑volatile oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Hyponyms: ↑ilang ilang, ↑bitter almond oil, ↑attar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
volatile oil — noun an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings • Syn: ↑essential oil • Hypernyms: ↑oil • Hyponyms: ↑ilang ilang, ↑bitter almond oil, ↑attar, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Saussurea costus — costusroot costusroot n. an annual herb ({Saussurea costus}) of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs. Syn: {Saussurea costus}, Saussurea… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Saussurea costus — costusroot costusroot n. an annual herb ({Saussurea costus}) of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs. Syn: {Saussurea costus}, Saussurea… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
essential oil — any of a class of volatile oils obtained from plants, possessing the odor and other characteristic properties of the plant, used chiefly in the manufacture of perfumes, flavors, and pharmaceuticals. [1665 75] * * * Any of a class of highly… … Universalium
Saussurea costus — noun annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs • Syn: ↑costusroot, ↑Saussurea lappa • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member … Useful english dictionary
SPICES — The Bible has no special word for spice. In the talmudic and midrashic literature the term tavlin is used, from the verb tavel (תבל), which is apparently connected with the root balol ( to mix ). This term was employed metaphorically by R. Joshua … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Chinese herbology — For non Chinese traditions of herbology, see herbalism. Chinese Herbology (simplified Chinese: 中药学; traditional Chinese: 中藥學; pinyin: zhōngyào xué) is the theory of Traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments … Wikipedia
Fish toxins — Many hunter gatherer cultures use poisonous plants to stun fish so that they become easy to collect by hand. Some of these poisons paralyse the fish, others are thought to work by removing oxygen from the water. [… … Wikipedia
List of essential oils — Essential oils are volatile and liquid aroma compounds from natural sources, usually plants. Essential oils are not oils in a strict sense, but often share with oils a poor solubility in water. Essential oils often have an odor and are therefore… … Wikipedia
