oakmoss

noun

oakmoss

noun

Etymology From oak + moss.

1

Evernia prunastri, a lichen found primarily on oak trees and used in perfume.

  • He shellacked them with smoky labdanum, oakmoss and incense black as pitch.2007 October 7, Chandler Burr, “Wood Wins”, in New York Times:

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