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labdanum |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ladanum \Lad"a*num\, n. [L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr la`danon, lh`danon, fr lh^don name of a shrub, mastic; cf Per. l[=a]dan, l[=a]den. Cf {Laudanum}.] A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of {Cistus}. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation. [Written also {labdanum}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Labdanum \Lab"da*num\, n. (Bot.) See {Ladanum}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: labdanum n 1: 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 [syn: {gum labdanum}] 2: a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative [syn: {ladanum}]
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