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galbanum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun galbanum has 1 sense
- galbanum(n = noun.substance) gum albanum - a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida; Array is a kind of gum
CIDE DICTIONARY
galbanum, n. [L. galbanum, Gr. , prob. from Heb. klekb'nh: cf. F. galbanum.].
A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula . The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
galbanum, n. a bitter aromatic gum resin produced from kinds of ferula.
Etymology
ME f. L f. Gk khalbane, prob. of Semitic orig.
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