As a mass noun: rose flowers collectively, esp. as a source of scent or flavouring; (also occasionally) rose oil.
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > plants and extracts used for (34) roseeOE As a mass noun: rose flowers collectively, esp. as a source of scent or flavouring; (also occasionally) rose oil. nardusOE = nard, n. 1. Also figurative. Obsolete. nardOE A fragrant ointment or perfume prepared from the rhizome of the plant of the same name (see sense 2) and much prized in antiquity. Also figurative… lavendera1300 The plant Lavandula vera (family Labiatæ), a small shrub with small pale lilac-coloured flowers, and narrow oblong or lanceolate leaves; it is a… spikenardc1350 An aromatic substance (employed in ancient times in the preparation of a costly ointment or oil) obtained from an Eastern plant, now identified… piste?1440 More fully piste Indik. = spikenard, n. 1. Cf. pistic nard n. at pistic, adj. 1. orris root1598 The fragrant rhizome of any of several irises of the Iris germanica group; a powdered preparation of such rhizomes, used in perfumery and formerly… bainilla1678 amberseed1728 The fragrant seeds of the musk okra, Abelmoschus moschatus, used as a flavouring and in perfumery. Also called ambrette, musk seed. vanilla1728 The aromatic substance composed of, or obtained from, the slender pod-like capsule of Vanilla planifolia or related species, much used as a… ambrette1745 The plant musk mallow or musk okra, Abelmoschus moschatus; the seeds of this plant, used in herbal medicine and cooking and as the source of a… vanell1790 Vanilla. tonka bean1796 the black, fragrant, almond-shaped seed of a large leguminous tree, Dipterix odorata (also, according to Taubert in Engler & Prantl, 1894, of… scent bean1822 an aromatic bean carried with the snuff in a snuffbox. muguet1830 Originally: †lily of the valley, Convallaria majalis (obsolete). Later: the smell or scent of lily of the valley; a scent made from or resembling… lemon-grass1837 a fragrant East Indian grass (Andropogon schœnanthus) yielding the grass oil used in perfumery; also attributive. vanillea1845 = vanilla, n. 3. Also figurative. sweet pea1890 The scent of the sweet pea, esp. as used in cosmetics, etc. snuff-bean1898 the tonka-bean, used for scenting snuff; one of these kept in a snuff-box for this purpose. oak moss1921 Any of certain epiphytic lichens frequently associated with oak trees; spec. those used to form a basis for perfumes, esp. Evernia prunastri. Also… tea olive1952 = sweet olive n. at sweet, adj. adv.compounds 2. Subcategories:— gums and resins (6) — woods and barks (7) |
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