ladanum

American  

[lad-nuhm] / ˈlæd nəm /

noun

1. labdanum.

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ladanum British  

/ ˈlædənəm /

noun

1. another name for labdanum

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Example Sentences

“Stripes of labdanum” or ladanum: a fragrant, resinous exudation from the plants Cystus creticus and Cystus ladaniferus.

From The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning by Berdoe, Edward

Here is balsam of Genesareth, incense from Cape Gardefan, ladanum, cinnamon and silphium, a good thing to put into sauces.

From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave

I have it in musk, civet, amber, Phoenicobalanus, the decoction of turmerick, sesana, nard, spikenard, calamus odoratus, stacte, opobalsamum, amomum, storax, ladanum, aspalathum, opoponax, oenanthe.

From Cynthia's Revels by Jonson, Ben

Here only, in all the earth, grow frankincense, myrrh, cassia, and ladanum; here are sheep with such thick tails, that carriages have to be fastened behind them.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max