labdanum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: labdanum	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for labdanum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
labdanum n 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(s): labdanum, gum labdanum a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative Synonym(s): labdanum, ladanum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ladanum \Lad"a*num\, n. [L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr. la`danon, lh`danon, fr. lh^don name of a shrub, mastic; cf. Per. l[be]dan, l[be]den. Cf. {Laudanum}.] A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of {Cistus}. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation. [Written also {labdanum}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Labdanum \Lab"da*num\, n. (Bot.) See {Ladanum}.