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galbanum

[ gal-buh-nuhm ]

noun

  1. a gum resin with a peculiar, strong odor, obtained from certain Asian plants of the genus Ferula, used in incense and formerly in medicine.


galbanum

/ ˈɡæ±ô²úÉ™²ÔÉ™³¾ /

noun

  1. a bitter aromatic gum resin extracted from any of several Asian umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula, esp F. galbaniflua, and used in incense and medicinally as a counterirritant
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of galbanum1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin; akin to Greek ³¦³ó²¹±ô²úá²Ôŧ, Hebrew ³¦³ó±ð±ô²ú±ð²ÔÄå³ó
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of galbanum1

C14: from Latin, from Greek °ì³ó²¹±ô²ú²¹²Ôŧ, from Hebrew ³ó±ð±ô²ú±ð²ÔÄå³ó
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Example Sentences

"Her hair smells like a memory from my childhood - civet, costus and musk with cumin, pepper, coconut water and spicy green galbanum."

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It was originally prepared by fusing certain resins, such as galbanum, asafœtida, &c., with caustic alkali.

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Umbelliferone or 4-oxycoumarin, occurs in the bark of Daphne mezereum and may be obtained by distilling such resins as galbanum or asafoetida.

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A plaster may also be made of sal ammoniac and some galbanum, which well kneaded together and applied, seldom fails of destroying them.

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The sticky plasters, made of galbanum or pitch, and which are known as "heroic" measures, are equally undesirable, since they are not permanent cures any more than the depilatory powders.

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