COSTUSROOT

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

costusroot; Saussurea costus; Saussurea lappa

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("costusroot" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("costusroot" is a member of...):

genus Saussurea; Saussurea (genus of herbs of temperate and cool regions of Eurasia)

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