Labdanum
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Labdanum Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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labdanum
Noun
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
(synonym) gum labdanum
(hypernym) oleoresin
2. a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
(synonym) ladanum
(hypernym) oleoresin
(substance-holonym) common gum cistus, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus ladanum
Noun
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
(synonym) gum labdanum
(hypernym) oleoresin
2. a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
(synonym) ladanum
(hypernym) oleoresin
(substance-holonym) common gum cistus, Cistus ladanifer, Cistus ladanum
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labdanum
labdanum
labefaction \lab`e*fac"tion\ (?), n. [see labefy.] the act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin. there is in it such a labefaction of all principles as may be injurious to morality.
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gum labdanum
labdanum
labefaction \lab`e*fac"tion\ (?), n. [see labefy.] the act of labefying or making weak; the state of being weakened; decay; ruin. there is in it such a labefaction of all principles as may be injurious to morality.
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gum labdanum
Labdanum Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Labdanum
Labdanum is a sticky brown resin obtained from the shrubs Cistus ladanifer (western Mediterranean) and Cistus creticus (eastern Mediterranean), species of rockrose. It has a long history of use in herbal medicine and as a perfume ingredient.
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