Alchemical Aromatics of Medieval Elixirs
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Across
- 1. Bark rolled like scrolls, imparting sweetly spicy warmth
- 2. Fragrant heartwood named for its resinous, smoky scent
- 4. Heartwood emitting sweet, woody aroma, used in sacred rites
- 5. Source of precious resin, often mistaken for mineral treasure
- 8. Latin genus name for fragrant purple herb beloved in baths
- 10. Spicy dried flower, pungent with eugenol’s warm sharpness
- 11. Roots exuding smoky, earthy scent, grounding medieval perfumes
- 14. Vanilla-scented balsam often dissolved to fixate scents
- 16. Flowering twig, cousin to acacia, enriching aromatic blends
- 18. Liquid resin from trees, sweet and balsamic
Down
- 3. Iris rhizome acting as a costly powdery fixative
- 6. Sticky resin gathered from Cistus bushes' aromatic secret
- 7. Lemon-scented grass warding off pests, enhancing potions
- 9. Alcohol-based extraction, capturing essence in liquid form
- 12. Toxic yet fragrant shrub, known to medieval herbalists
- 13. Exotic root, prized for its musk-like aromatic properties
- 15. Wood yielding fragrant oil, not just an island kingdom
- 17. Hydrosol byproduct, essence distilled from petals' tears
- 19. Biblical herb, cleansed rituals with its bittersweet fragrance
- 20. Sacred resin exuded by Commiphora, famed for incense use
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