aburachan seed
noun
abu·ra·chan seed
ˌäbərəˈchän-
: the seed of a Japanese shrub (Benzoin praecox) yielding an aromatic medicinal oil
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Japanese aburachan, the plant Lindera (Benzoin) praecox, from abura "oil" + chan "pitch, tar"
First Known Use
1916, in the meaning defined above
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