labdanum

lab·da·num  (lbd-nm) also lad·a·num (ldn-m)

n.

A resin of certain Old World plants 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 ldanum, from Greek ldanon, ldanon, from ldon, *ldon, rockrose, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian ladinnu, ladunu, an aromatic.]

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