ladanum
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lad·a·num
(lăd′n-əm)n.
Variant of labdanum.
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ladanum
(ˈlædənəm)n
(Elements & Compounds) another name for labdanum
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lab•da•num
(ˈlæb də nəm)also ladanum
n.
a resinous juice that exudes from various rockroses of the genus Cistus and is used in perfumery and fumigation products.
[1350–1400; Middle English labdanum, lapdanum < Medieval Latin, for Latin lādanum < Greek ladanon < Semitic]
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| Noun | 1. | ladanum - a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative Cistus ladanifer, Cistus ladanum, common gum cistus - shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative oleoresin - a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants |
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