resinous

Example Sentences

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Oregano, especially in its dried form — which sharpens and intensifies into something almost resinous, unlike its greener, more delicate fresh counterpart — has become the backbone of my pantry cooking.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2025

Bornstein is more poetic: “The resinous leaves have an intoxicating fragrance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2022

The evocative flavor — black currants are the main ingredient in cassis liqueur — is sometimes described as musky, resinous or astringent.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2022

The needles are a deep green, tough, resinous, and closely bunched, in groups of five.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 13, 2020

So Will watched as the flames roared along the resinous twigs, and with streaming eyes and scorched hands he adjusted each fresh branch till the heat was focused as Iorek wanted it.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman