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asarum
[ as-er-uhm ]
/ ˈæs ər əm /
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noun Chemistry.
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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Origin of asarum
<Latin <Greek ásaron hazelwort, wild spikenard
Words nearby asarum
ASAP, asarabacca, Asarah Betevet, asarotum, as a rule, asarum, as . . . as, Asat, saving grace, a, as a whole, asb.
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How to use asarum in a sentence
True ginger must not be confounded with "wild ginger," which is a small herbaceous plant (Asarum canadense) of the United States.
The long, slender rhizomes of Asarum have a pungent, aromatic taste similar to ginger.
It is probably a mixture of asarum-camphor and some partially oxidised volatile oil.
It also feeds upon wild ginger or Asarum and probably upon other plants.
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British Dictionary definitions for asarum
asarum
/ (ˈæsərəm) /
noun
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
Word Origin for asarum
C19: via New Latin from Latin: hazelwort, from Greek asaron
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