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Definition of Labdanum

labdanum
Ladanum Lad"a*num, n. [L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr. la`danon, lh`danon, fr. lh^don name of a shrub, mastic; cf. Per. l[=a]dan, l[=a]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.]
Labdanum
Labdanum Lab"da*num, n. (Bot.) See Ladanum.

Meaning of Labdanum from wikipedia

- Labdanum, also called ladanum, ladan, or ladanon, is a sticky brown resin obtained from the shrubs Cistus ladanifer (western Mediterranean) and Cistus...
- resembling human fingernails. Labdanum is the gray-black resin that exudes from the branches of the rock rose bush. Labdanum, after it matures, becomes black...
- by an accord composed of citrus top notes, a middle centered on cistus labdanum, and a mossy-animalic set of basenotes derived from oakmoss. Chypre perfumes...
- "flail" or "whip" of Osiris was more likely an instrument for collecting labdanum similar to that used in nineteenth-century Crete. He examined archaeological...
- to the western Mediterranean region. Common names include gum rockrose, labdanum, common gum cistus, and brown-e**** rockrose. It is a shrub growing 1–2...
- actually labdanum. It is believed that many instances in the Bible where it speaks of myrrh it is actually referring to a mixture of myrrh and labdanum. According...
- middle notes of ginger, Iso E Super, nutmeg, and jasmine; and base notes of labdanum, sandalwood, patchouli, vetiver, incense, cedar, and white musk. The marketing...
- (Ambrette 9), Annick Ménardo (Patchouli 24) and Maurice Roucel (Jasmine 17 and Labdanum 18). Le Labo creates a black tea essence fragrance for Edition Hotels....
- Conceits, and Hidden Secrets (London, 1586): Benzoin resin, calamite, labdanum, and storax balsam were ground into a powder, dissolved in rose water and...
- the scent of a perfume lasts. Fixatives can be resinoids (e.g. benzoin, labdanum, myrrh, olibanum, storax, tolu balsam), terpenoids (e.g. ambroxide), polycyclic...