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    SAUSSUREA COSTUS

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     I. (noun) 

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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 fursplay

    Synonyms:

    costusroot; Saussurea costus; Saussurea lappa

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("Saussurea costus" 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 ("Saussurea costus" is a member of...):

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

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