aburachan seed
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Japanese 油瀝青 (アブラチャン, aburachan), from 油 (あぶら, abura, “oil”) + ちゃん (chan, “pitch”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
aburachan seed (plural aburachan seeds)
- The seed of a Japanese shrub, Lindera praecox that yields an aromatic oil.
References[edit]
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8