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macassar oil

macassar oil noun: an oil, from the ylang ylang tree (Cananga odorata).

Noun

macassar oil (uncountable)

  1. An oil, from the ylang ylang tree (Cananga odorata).
  2. A mixture, once used to smooth the hair, consisting of oil of the ylang ylang tree and other oils.

Origin of macassar oil

From Macassar (“a port city in Indonesia”), where the ingredients came from.

Words formed from macassar oil

Questions about macassar oil

What does macassar oil mean?
Macassar oil means an oil, from the ylang ylang tree (Cananga odorata).
What part of speech is macassar oil?
Macassar oil is a noun.

Words near macassar oil in the dictionary

  1. macas
  2. Macasin
  3. Macasing
  4. macassar
  5. macassar ebony
  6. macassar oil
  7. macassared
  8. Macassarese
  9. Macate
  10. Macatiw
  11. Macau

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