Peppery

On record here, the word is carried by agarospirol. Each carrier says who uses the word and on what evidence: a source, the trade’s convention or the house’s own reading.

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The record

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Term

peppery

perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s shared vocabulary; the word as the records and sources use it

confidence B

Family

spicy

house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s grouping; the review’s classification has no such family

confidence C

Definition

The sharp, dry prickle of peppercorns.

house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s own definition, written for this vocabulary

confidence C

Carried by

• agarospirol (as used: “peppery”)
  documented

  Among these, agarospirol [17] is recognized as a characteristic aroma component [3,18], imparting a unique spicy, peppery, and woody note [19].

  GC-14 · Wen S, Cheng W, Li Y, Er L, Wu M, Deng Z, Lu L, Liu T · read 2026-09-30

  confidence B

Related terms

• spicy

Sources

1. GC-14 · Wen S, Cheng W, Li Y, Er L, Wu M, Deng Z, Lu L, Liu T. Terpene synthases screening in agarwood tree Aquilaria yunnanensis leads to the discovery of agarospirol. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology 2027;15:1–9 (online 17 June 2026). DOI 10.1016/j.synbio.2026.05.009. PMID 42376004. PMCID PMC13311179. doi.org/10.1016/j.synbio.2026.05.009 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (open access, as the article states); short quotes only, nothing adapted or filed

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this record as data: /data/descriptor/peppery.json · version 1 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence B