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ladanum

American  
[lad-nuhm] / ˈlæd nəm /

noun

  1. labdanum.


ladanum British  
/ ˈlædənəm /

noun

  1. another name for labdanum

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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

“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 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

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