hyraceum

noun

hy·​ra·​ce·​um

hīˈrāsēəm

plural -s

: a southern African product somewhat like castoreum said to be excreted by the hyrax and formerly much used as a folk remedy and as a fixative for perfumes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hyrac-, hyrax + -eum (as in castoreum)

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