arak

noun2

1. •
   A clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant.
2. •
   A toothbrush tree (Salvadora persica).

   • They use perfume freely, paint their eyes with kohl, and are constantly polishing their teeth with twigs of green arak-wood. — 1958

noun1

1. •
   A county of Iran, around the city.