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opopanax

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /əˈpɒpənaks/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /əˈpɑpənæks/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bisabol

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: gum

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opopanax, from Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ (opopánax), from Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “vegetable juice”) + πάναξ (pánax, “any of several plants believed to have medicinal benefits”).

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَاوَشِير (jāwašīr) — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Armenian: ճավշիր (čavšir) — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Armenian: ջոշիր (ǰošir) — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Czech: opopanax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Czech: opoponax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Dutch: opopanax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Dutch: opoponax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Finnish: opoponaksi — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • French: opopanax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • French: opoponax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • German: Opopanax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • German: Opopanaxgummi — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • German: Opopanaxgummiharz — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Ancient Greek: ὀποπάναξ (opopánax) — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Italian: opoponaco — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Latin: opopanax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Persian: گاوشیر (gâwšir) — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Portuguese: opopanax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Portuguese: opoponax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Russian: опопана́кс (opopanáks) — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Russian: опопона́кс (opoponáks) — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Serbo-Croatian: опопа̀накс — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Serbo-Croatian: опопо̀накс — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Serbo-Croatian: opopànaks — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Serbo-Croatian: opopònaks — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Slovak: opopanax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Slovak: opoponax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Slovene: opopanaks — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Slovene: opoponaks — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Slovene: oleogumirezín — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Spanish: opopanax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Spanish: opoponax — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Spanish: opopanaco — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
  • Spanish: opoponaco — gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal