CASTOREUM


Meaning of CASTOREUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ka-ˈstȯr-ē-əm ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English castorium, from Latin castoreum, from castor

Date: 14th century

: a bitter strong-smelling creamy orange-brown substance that consists of the dried perineal glands of the beaver and their secretion and is used especially by perfumers — called also castor

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