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ambrette seed

American  
[am-bret] / æmˈbrɛt /

noun

  1. the seed of the abelmosk.


Etymology

Origin of ambrette seed

< French ambrette. See amber, -ette

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Among some of the exceptionally prized, the prices per lb. run: jasmine $4,091, oeillette $4,727, orrisroot $4,773, attar of rose $1,136 and ambrette seed $2,318.

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