galbanum

[ gal-buh-nuhm ]

noun
  1. a gum resin with a peculiar, strong odor, obtained from certain Asian plants of the genus Ferula, used in incense and formerly in medicine.

Origin of galbanum

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin; akin to Greek chalbánē,Hebrew chelbenāh

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galbanum

/ (ˈɡælbənəm) /


noun
  1. a bitter aromatic gum resin extracted from any of several Asian umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula, esp F. galbaniflua, and used in incense and medicinally as a counterirritant

Origin of galbanum

1
C14: from Latin, from Greek khalbanē, from Hebrew helbenāh

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