Costusroot

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

  costusroot \costusroot\ n.
     an annual herb ({Saussurea costus}) of the eastern Himalayas
     (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that
     yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving
     furs.
  


     Syn: {Saussurea costus}, Saussurea lappa.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  costusroot
       n : annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple
           florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil
           used in perfumery and for preserving furs [syn: {Saussurea
           costus}, {Saussurea lappa}]