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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
costusroot
    n 1: annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having
         purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile
         oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs [syn:
         costusroot, Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
costusroot \costusroot\ n.
   an annual herb (Saussurea costus) of the eastern Himalayas
   (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that
   yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving
   furs.

   Syn: Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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