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龍涎香

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ambergris \Am"ber*gris\, n. [F. ambre gris, i. e., gray amber;
   F. gris gray, which is of German origin: cf. OS. gr[^i]s, G.
   greis, gray-haired. See {Amber}.]
   A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the
   Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a
   morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale
   ({Physeter macrocephalus}), which is believed to be in all
   cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray,
   yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The
   floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and
   twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a
   white vapor at 212[deg] Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in
   perfumery. --Dana.

資料來源 : WordNet®

ambergris
     n : waxy substance secreted by the sperm whale and found
         floating at sea or washed ashore; used in perfume