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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A volatile oil, usually having the characteristic odor or flavor of the plant from which it is obtained, used to make perfumes and flavorings.
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- noun A
volatile oil, used to makeperfumes andflavourings , especially one having thecharacteristic odour of theplant from which it isobtained .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
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