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SPIKE OIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does spike oil mean?
• SPIKE OIL (noun)
The noun SPIKE OIL has 1 sense:
1. pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics
Familiarity information: SPIKE OIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pale yellow essential oil obtained from spike lavender used in scenting soaps and cosmetics
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
spike lavender oil; spike oil
Hypernyms ("spike oil" is a kind of...):
oil (a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water)
Holonyms ("spike oil" is a substance of...):
French lavender; Lavandula latifolia; spike lavender (Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil)
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