də noun
a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus: used in perfumery, fumigating substances, etc.
Also, ladanum.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English labdanum, lapdanum < Medieval Latin, for Latin lādanum < Greek lā́danon, akin to lêdon rockrose < Semitic
1350–1400; Middle English labdanum, lapdanum < Medieval Latin, for Latin lādanum < Greek lā́danon, akin to lêdon rockrose < Semitic
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| —n | |
| 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] | |
| ladanum or ladanum | |
| —n | |
| [C16: Latin, from Greek ladanon, from lēdon rockrose, from Semitic] | |
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