COSTUS OIL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A yellow volatile essential oil obtained from costusroot; used in perfumes

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("costus oil" is a kind of...):

essential oil; volatile oil (an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings)

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