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lab·da·num

 (lăb′də-nəm) also lad·a·num (lăd′n-əm)
n.
A resin of certain Mediterranean rockroses of the genus Cistus, yielding a fragrant essential oil used in flavorings and perfumes.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin lapdanum, labdanum, alteration of Latin lādanum, from Greek lēdanon, lādanon,, from lēdon, *lādon, rockrose, of Semitic origin; akin to Old South Arabian ldn, probably a kind of rockrose, and Akkadian ladinnu, ladunu, labdanum; see ldn in Semitic roots.]
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labdanum

(ˈlæbdənəm) or

ladanum

n
(Elements & Compounds) a dark resinous juice obtained from various rockroses of the genus Cistus, used in perfumery and in the manufacture of fumigants and medicinal plasters
[C16: Latin, from Greek ladanon, from lēdon rockrose, from Semitic]
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lab•da•num

(ˈlæb də nəm)

also ladanum



n.
a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus and is used in perfumery and fumigation products.
[1350–1400; Middle English labdanum, lapdanum < Medieval Latin, for Latin lādanum < Greek ladanon < Semitic]
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Noun1.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
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