ˈbākēˌȯl, -ōl noun
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Etymology: New Latin Baeckea (genus name of Baeckea crenulata, a species of myrtle that produces it) + English -ol
: a pale yellow crystalline phenolic ketone C 13 H 18 O 4 found in oils from various plants of various species of the myrtle family (especially Baeckea crenulata )