galbanum

gal·ba·num  (glb-nm, gôl-)

n.

A bitter, aromatic gum resin extracted from an Asiatic plant (Ferula galbaniflua) or any of several related plants and used in incense and medicinally as a counterirritant.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek khalban, of Semitic origin; see lb in Semitic roots.]

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galbanum [ˈgælbənəm]

n

(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a bitter aromatic gum resin extracted from any of several Asian umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula, esp F. galbaniflua, and used in incense and medicinally as a counterirritant

[from Latin, from Greek khalbanē, from Hebrew helbenāh]

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Noun

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galbanum - a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida gum albanum gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying