(materials) Any volatile oil distilled or extracted from the leaves, flowers, gums, or woods of plant life (but occasionally of animal origin) and used in making perfume; examples are linalyl acetate (from citral), crab apple, wisteria, lavendar, and attar of rose.
perfume oil
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(′pər′fyüm ′öil)
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