ambrette
noun
am·brette
(ˈ)am¦bret
plural -s
1
: a French dessert pear having a musky odor
2
a
: abelmosk
b
or ambrette seed : the seed of the abelmosk that resembles millet and has a musky scent
called also amber seed, musk seed
c
: a fragrant oil extracted from ambrette seed that is used chiefly in perfumery as a fixative
3
: musk ambrette
Word History
Etymology
French, from Old French, from ambre amber + -ette
First Known Use
1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1