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sto·rax  (stôrks, str-)

n.

1. See snowbell.

2. An aromatic resin obtained from the snowbell. Also called styrax.

3. A brownish aromatic resin used in perfume and medicine and obtained from any of several trees of the genus Liquidambar, especially L. orientalis, of Turkey. Also called styrax.

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[Middle English, from Latin, alteration of styrax, from Greek sturax, perhaps of Semitic origin; see rw in Semitic roots.]

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storax [ˈstɔːræks]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of numerous styracaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Styrax, of tropical and subtropical regions, having drooping showy white flowers

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a vanilla-scented solid resin obtained from one of these trees, Styrax officinalis of the Mediterranean region and SW Asia, formerly used as incense and in perfumery and medicine

3. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a liquid aromatic balsam obtained from liquidambar trees, esp Liquidambar orientalis of SW Asia, and used in perfumery and medicine

[via Late Latin from Greek, variant of styrax]

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storax - a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax natural resin - a plant exudate