Found 2 items, similar to labdanum.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: labdanum labdanum n 1: 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 [syn: gum labdanum] 2: a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative [syn: ladanum]
English → English (gcide) Definition: labdanum Ladanum \Lad"a*num\, n. [L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr. la`danon, lh`danon, fr. lh^don name of a shrub, mastic; cf. Per. l[=a]dan, l[=a]den. Cf. Laudanum.] A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation. [Written also labdanum.] [1913 Webster]