AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES|agricultural activity|agricultural product · AGRI-FOODSTUFFS|plant product|industrial plant · AGRI-FOODSTUFFS|processed agricultural produce|essential oil
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- Definition plant whose stem remains more or less soft and succulent and dies down to the ground or entirely after flowering and whose flowers, leaves roots, seeds and bark contain a concentrated hydrophobic liquid comprising volatile aroma compounds with a scent distinctive of the plant Reference "COM-EN, based on 'herb, n.',Second edition, 1989, online version June 2012, http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/86056, [25.7.2012] andWikipedia, 'Essential oil', http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_oil [25.7.2012]"
- Comment Essential oils are extracted from these plants using steam distillation and may be used in aromatherapy.