labdanum

lab·da·num

 (lăb′də-nəm) also lad·a·num (lăd′n-əm)

n.

A resin of certain Mediterranean rockroses of the genus Cistus, yielding a fragrant essential oil used in flavorings and perfumes.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin lapdanum, labdanum, alteration of Latin lādanum, from Greek lēdanon, lādanon,, from lēdon, *lādon, rockrose, of Semitic origin; akin to Old South Arabian ldn, probably a kind of rockrose, and Akkadian ladinnu, ladunu, labdanum; see ldn in Semitic roots.]

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labdanum

(ˈlæbdənəm) or

ladanum

n

(Elements & Compounds) a dark resinous juice obtained from various rockroses of the genus Cistus, used in perfumery and in the manufacture of fumigants and medicinal plasters

[C16: Latin, from Greek ladanon, from lēdon rockrose, from Semitic]

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lab•da•num

(ˈlæb də nəm)

also ladanum

n.

a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus and is used in perfumery and fumigation products.

[1350–1400; Middle English labdanum, lapdanum < Medieval Latin, for Latin lādanum < Greek ladanon < Semitic]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	labdanum - a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses gum labdanum oleoresin - a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
	2.	labdanum - a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative ladanum Cistus ladanifer, Cistus ladanum, common gum cistus - shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative oleoresin - a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants

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