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Opopanax

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O`pop´a`nax
n.1.The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic.
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Noun1.opopanax - an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines
gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying
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