otto of roses

A form of attar of roses — a perfume made from an essential oil extracted from rose flowers

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Meanings

nounotto of roses (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of attar of roses.

    Its vicinity could be immediately ascertained, often before it was seen, by a very pleasant odour, like otto of roses, which it seems to emit continually, and which may probably be attractive to the small insects on which it feeds.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 191
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