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styrax |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Styrax \Sty"rax\, n. [L. styrax, storax, Gr ?. See {Storax}.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. {Styrax officinalis} yields storax, and {S. Benzoin} yields benzoin. 2. Same as {Storax}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: styrax n : any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage
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