calamus oil

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Noun1.calamus oil - carcinogenic oil from calamus root used as a perfume
flagroot, myrtle flag, sweet calamus, sweet flag, Acorus calamus, calamus - perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots
oil - a slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
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In a toxicity study, calamus oil was examined on some stored product pests viz., Sitophilus oryzae Callosobruchus maculatus , Lesioderma serricorne and Tribolium confusum.
Bioanalytical investigation of asarone in connection with Acorns calamus oil intoxications.
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