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OPOPANAX
opopanax
(noun) an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
opopanax (countable and uncountable, plural opopanaxes)
(obsolete) A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.
A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees.
The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America.
Source: Wiktionary
O*pop"a*nax, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. opopanax.]
Definition: The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic. Dunglison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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