ambrette

noun

am·​brette

(ˈ)am¦bret

plural -s

1

: a French dessert pear having a musky odor

2

a

: abelmosk

b

or ambrette seed : the seed of the abelmosk that resembles millet and has a musky scent

called also amber seed, musk seed

c

: a fragrant oil extracted from ambrette seed that is used chiefly in perfumery as a fixative

3

: musk ambrette

Word History

Etymology

French, from Old French, from ambre amber + -ette

First Known Use

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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