Castoreum

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun 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.

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castoreum
castŏrĕum, ei, n. [1. castor], castor or castoreum , a secretion of the beaver having a strong od...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
castoreum
castoreum eī, n 1 castor, castoreum, a strong-smelling secretion of the beaver : virosa, V. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary