aburachan seed

noun

abu·​ra·​chan seed

ˌäbərəˈchän-

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

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

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