aburachan seed

English

Etymology

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.bə.ɹəˈt͡ʃɑn sid/

Noun

aburachan seed (plural aburachan seeds)

1. The seed of a Japanese shrub, Lindera praecox that yields an aromatic oil.

References

• Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 8