asarum
/as-er-uhm/US // ˈæs ər əm //UK // (ˈæsərəm) //
阿萨姆,阿萨罗姆,阿斯兰姆
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Chemistry.
- : the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
Examples
True ginger must not be confounded with "wild ginger," which is a small herbaceous plant (Asarum canadense) of the United States.
The long, slender rhizomes of Asarum have a pungent, aromatic taste similar to ginger.
It is probably a mixture of asarum-camphor and some partially oxidised volatile oil.
It also feeds upon wild ginger or Asarum and probably upon other plants.
Level 4Browse all words →