costus root

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• costus — /kosˈtəs/ noun An aromatic root wrongly assigned to the genus Costus, really a composite of Kashmir, Saussurea hypoleuca (also cosˈtus arabˈicus or cosˈtus root) ORIGIN: Latinized from Gr kostos …   Useful english dictionary

• Saussurea costus — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Saussurea costus — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Saussurea costus — noun 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: ↑costusroot, ↑Saussurea lappa • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Member …   Useful english dictionary

• Saussurea — Taxobox image width = 250px image caption = Saussurea pygmaea name = Saussurea regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Cynareae genus = Saussurea genus authority = DC.… …   Wikipedia

• SAUSSUREA LAPPA CLARKE - ГОРЬКУША ЛОПУХОВАЯ — см. 975. Многолетнее растение. S. lappa Clarke Г. лопуховая Соmр. Ind. (1876) 223. Burkill (1935). Guenther 5 (1952) 446. Sant Ram Shatham (1964). S у n. Aplotaxis lappa DC.; A. auriculata DC.; Aucklandia costus Falc. М е с т н. н а з в. Англ.… …   Справочник растений

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