labdanum, ladanum
(noun) a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
labdanum, gum labdanum
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
labdanum (usually uncountable, plural labdanums)
A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.
Source: Wiktionary
Lab"da*num, n. (Bot.)
Definition: See Ladanum.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
