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Webster 1913 Edition


Castoreum

Cas-to′re-um

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Noun.
[L. See
Castor
.]
A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; – used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.

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castoreum

castoreum

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Noun

castoreum (countable and uncountable, plural castoreums)

  1. The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers.
  2. (archaic) A hat made from beaver fur.