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🌿 A lichen genus 🧴 A perfume ingredient
Evernia

Evernia

9.9
An extract from a lichen used to give perfumes a mossy, woody smell
  • noun
  • /ˈɛvərniə/
  • Specialized
: musgo de roble
  • The perfumer blended amber and bergamot with Evernia to create a classic chypre accord.

Examples

  • Perfume houses often add Evernia to give fragrances a deep, earthy oakmoss note.

  • Regulations now limit the use of Evernia extracts in some perfumes because of allergen concerns.

  • The perfume contains Evernia for its earthy notes.

  • Many fragrances use Evernia to enhance their scent.

  • Perfume houses often add Evernia to give fragrances a deep, earthy oakmoss note.

  • Regulations now limit the use of Evernia extracts in some perfumes because of allergen concerns.

  • The perfumer blended amber and bergamot with Evernia to create a classic chypre accord.

Synonyms

oakmoss
vsEvernia
1 8.7

A soft lichen that grows on oak trees and gives an earthy smell used in perfumes

is a processed extract from that lichen used to add mossy or woody notes

Surface Forms

Evernia singular
Evernias plural

Etymology

Evernia in perfumery is the name for an extract from the lichen Evernia prunastri, used to add a 'oakmoss' or woody smell. So when you see Evernia on a perfume list, it means the lichen ingredient that brings deep, earthy, mossy notes.