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bdellium

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bdel·li·um  (dl-m)
n.
An aromatic gum resin similar to myrrh, produced by certain Asian and African shrubs or trees of the genus Commiphora.
[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek bdellion, variant of bdolkhon, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian budulu.]
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Noun1.bdellium - aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh
gum resin - a mixture of resin and gum
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