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Labdanum

noun
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.  Synonym: gum labdanum.
2.
A soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative.  Synonym: ladanum.



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... stripes Of labdanum, and aloe-balls, Smeared with dull nard an Indian wipes From out her hair: such balsam falls Down sea-side mountain pedestals, From tree-tops where tired winds are fain, Spent with the vast and howling main, To treasure ...
— An Introduction to the Study of Browning • Arthur Symons


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