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Allspice
noun · 78% connection
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jama…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Berberine
noun · 78% connection
An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Bittersweet
adjective · 78% connection
Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but painful.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Bryonin
noun · 78% connection
A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and B. dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Calamus
noun · 78% connection
A species of Acorus (A. calamus), commonly called calamus, or sweet flag. The root has a pungent, aromatic taste, and is used in medic…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Caraway
noun · 78% connection
A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used in co…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Cardamom
noun · 78% connection
The aromatic fruit, or capsule with its seeds, of several plants of the Ginger family growing in the East Indies and elsewhere, and mu…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Cinnamon
noun · 78% connection
The inner bark of the shoots of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately pungent taste, and is…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Clove
noun · 78% connection
A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree (Eugenia, / Caryophullus, aromatica), a native of the Moluc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Colocynth
noun · 78% connection
The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermel…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Coolie
noun · 78% connection
An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other country.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Dammara
noun · 78% connection
An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indie…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Dill
noun · 78% connection
An herb (Peucedanum graveolens), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothin…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
East
adjective · 78% connection
Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Galangal
noun · 78% connection
The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian or Chinese species of Alpinia (A. Galanga and A. officinarum) and of the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Garlic
noun · 78% connection
A plant of the genus Allium (A. sativum is the cultivated variety), having a bulbous root, a very strong smell, and an acrid, pungent…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Ginseng
noun · 78% connection
A plant of the genus Aralia, the root of which is highly valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant (Aralia Schinseng)…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
Hyssop
noun · 78% connection
A plant (Hyssopus officinalis). The leaves have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike, root.
