Attar
Medieval Persian poet
Attar is a fragrant essential oil extracted from flowers, especially roses.
The word comes from Persian and appears most often in the phrase attar of roses, a concentrated perfume oil used in fine fragrances and traditional medicine.
The extraction process requires enormous quantities of petals, making true attar expensive.
Stood up, or fragrant bloom
- essential oilConcentrated aromatic plant extract
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- scentAirborne odor detected
aromatic · perfume · musk · sandalwood · jasmine · oud · amber · concentrate
Thorny flowering shrubs
- petalsColored bloom segments
- blossomsFlowers on trees
- flowerPlant's reproductive organ
- harvestGathering mature crops
maceration · plant · extraction · carrier oil · natural · organic · garden · cultivation
Of the peninsula
- PersianOf or from Iran
- MughalIndian Islamic imperial dynasty
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- anointingCeremonial oil application
wedding · heirloom · ritual · bazaar · vial · traditional · ancient · devotional
rose
Stood up, or fragrant bloom
- essential oilConcentrated aromatic plant extract
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
- distillationPurification via vaporization
scent · aromatic · perfume · musk · sandalwood · jasmine · oud · amber · concentrate · hydrosol
roses
Thorny flowering shrubs
harvest · maceration · plant · extraction · carrier oil · natural · organic · garden · cultivation · bloom
Arabian
Of the peninsula
- PersianOf or from Iran
- MughalIndian Islamic imperial dynasty
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
anointing · wedding · heirloom · ritual · bazaar · vial · traditional · ancient · devotional · mosque
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