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bə noun
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:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin; akin to Greek chalbánē, Hebrew chelbenāh
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin; akin to Greek chalbánē, Hebrew chelbenāh
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galbanum (ˈɡælbənəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 | |
| [C14: from Latin, from Greek khalbanē, from Hebrew helbenāh] | |
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Galbanum
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Medical Dictionary
galbanum gal·ba·num (gāl'bə-nəm, gôl'-)
n.
A bitter, aromatic gum resin extract that is used therapeutically in incense and medicinally as a counterirritant.
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Galbanum definition
Heb. helbenah, (Ex. 30:34), one of the ingredients in the holy incense. It is a gum, probably from the Galbanum officinale.
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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