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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CASTOREUM

Cas *to "re *um, n. Etym: [L. See Castor. ]

 

Defn: A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong, penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.

 

Duden Dictionary

Castoreum

Cas to re um Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Cast o reum |das Castoreum; Genitiv: des Castoreums griechisch-neulateinisch Drüsenabsonderung des Bibers Bibergeil