petitgrain

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petitgrain

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enPR: pœ-tē-grăɴ′
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌpə.ti.ˈɡræ̃/, /ˌpə.ti.ˈɡrã/, /ˌpə.ti.ˈɡreɪn/, /ˌpɛ.ti.ˈɡræ̃/, /ˌpɛ.ti.ˈɡrã/, /ˌpɛ.ti.ˈɡreɪn/

petitgrain (uncountable)

An essential oil that is extracted from the green twigs of the bitter orange plant.
- 2007, NPCS Board of Consultants & Engineers, The Complete Technology Book on Flavours, Fragrances and Perfumes:
  Even when preparing less costly synthetic nerolis, French petitgrain is almost invariably employed […]
- 2008 February 23, Chandler Burr, “Ahhh, the Seductive Fragrance of Molecules Under Patent”, in New York Times‎^[2]:
  Zinarine, natural green and tomato leaf notes with aspects of mint, fig, hyacinth; petitgrain Paradisamide, a long-lasting, fresh tropical fruit note with nuances of grapefruit, rhubarb and cassis; and Florymoss, a floral, green, mossy note which blends well with floral fruity and spicy accords.”

^ “Glossaire”, in Société Française des Parfumeurs (in French), 2024 February 14 (last accessed)

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petit-grain

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Compound of petit +‎ grain, in reference to the appearance of the immature fruit.^[1]

petitgrain m (plural petitgrains)

^ Binet, Étienne (1622) Essay Des Merveilles De Natvre Et Des Plvs Nobles Artifices: Piece Tres Necessaire A Tovs Cevx Qvi Font Profession D'Eloqvence‎^[1] (in French), Chez Romain de Beauvais et Iean Osmont, archived from the original on 2022-04-11, page 286: “[S]on fruit est un petit grain verdelet sortant du sein et du cœur de la fleur; il s’enfle petit à petit de verjus.”