Galbanum

[gælbәnәm]

Definition

(noun.) a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida.

Editor: Rodney--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish.

Checker: Vernon

Definition

n. a resinous juice obtained from an Eastern plant used in medicine and in the arts and by the Jews in the preparation of the sacred incense.—Also Gal′ban.

Checked by Elmer