ptychotis oil

noun

pty·​cho·​tis oil

(ˈ)tī¦kōtə̇s-

: ajowan oil

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary ptychotis (from New Latin ptychotis, of unknown origin) + oil

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