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COSTUSROOT
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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 furs
Synonyms:
costusroot; Saussurea costus; Saussurea lappa
Classified under:
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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