asarum

American  

[as-er-uhm] / ˈæs ər əm /

noun

Chemistry.

1. the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.

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asarum British  

/ ˈæsərəm /

noun

1. the dried strong-scented root of the wild ginger plant: a flavouring agent and source of an aromatic oil used in perfumery, formerly used in medicine

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Etymology

Origin of asarum

< Latin < Greek ásaron hazelwort, wild spikenard

Example Sentences

Violent errhines and sialagogues, Turpeth mineral, hydrargyrus vitriolatus, asarum europ�um, euphorbium, capsicum, veratrum, nauseous smells, nauseous ideas.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

The root of asarum is perhaps the strongest of all the vegetable errhines, white hellebore itself not excepted.

From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William