galbanum

gal·ba·num   (gāl'bə-nəm, gôl'-)    n.  A bitter, aromatic gum resin extracted from an Asiatic plant (Ferula galbaniflua) or any of several related plants and used in incense and medicinally as a counterirritant. [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek khalbanē, of Semitic origin; see ḥlb in Semitic roots.]

Main Entry: gal·ba·num
Pronunciation: 'gal-b&-n&m, 'gol-
Function: noun
: a yellowish to green or brown aromatic bitter gum resin thatcontains also some essential oil that is derived from several Asian plants (genus Ferula and especially F. galbaniflua) of the family Umbelliferae and that resembles asafetida and hasbeen used for similar medicinal purposes

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.

Galbanum

Heb. helbenah, (Ex. 30:34), one of the ingredients in the holy incense. It is a gum, probably from the Galbanum officinale.