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aburachan seed

noun
abu·​ra·​chan seed | \ ˌäbərəˈchän-\

Definition of aburachan seed

: the seed of a Japanese shrub (Benzoin praecox) yielding an aromatic medicinal oil

First Known Use of aburachan seed

1916, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for aburachan seed

borrowed from Japanese aburachan, the plant Lindera (Benzoin) praecox, from abura “oil” + chan “pitch, tar”

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