Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
No pronunciation record was provided for this word.
noun
A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: ladanum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oleoresin
noun
a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: gum labdanum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oleoresin
History
From Latin lādanum, from Ancient Greek λήδανον (lḗdanon, “gum”), from λήδον (lḗdon, “rockrose”), from a Semitic language; compare Akkadian 𒆷𒁷𒉡 (ladinnu).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
