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CALAMUS OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calamus oil mean?
• CALAMUS OIL (noun)
The noun CALAMUS OIL has 1 sense:
1. carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
Familiarity information: CALAMUS OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("calamus oil" is a kind of...):
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
Holonyms ("calamus oil" is a substance of...):
Acorus calamus; calamus; flagroot; myrtle flag; sweet calamus; sweet flag (perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots)
Context examples
Calamus oil is used in the treatment of digestive disorders and as a nervous system stimulant.
(Calamus Oil, NCI Thesaurus)
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