essential oil | sense examples, Usage and Definition from wordnet dictionary online

Noun essential oil has 1 sense

essential oil, volatile oil - an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings
--₁ is a kind of oil
--₁ has particulars:

ilang-ilang; bitter almond oil; attar, atar, athar, ottar; clove oil, oil of cloves; costus oil; eucalyptus oil; turpentine, oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turps; wormwood oil, absinthe oil; linalool