Asarone

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Asarone \As"a*rone\, n. [L. asarum hazelwort, wild spikenard,
     Gr. 'a`saron] (Chem.)
     A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from
     the {Asarum Europ[ae]um}; -- called also {camphor of asarum}.
     [1913 Webster]