Levant storax
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Levant storax — noun Date: 1937 storax 1a … New Collegiate Dictionary
Levant storax. — See under storax (def. 2). [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
Levant storax — noun see storax … Useful english dictionary
Levant storax. — See under storax (def. 2). [1935 40] … Useful english dictionary
storax — A liquid balsam obtained from the wood and inner bark of Liquidamber orientalis, a tree of Asia Minor, or L. styraciflua (family Hamamelidaceae); has been used in the treatment of chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes, and externally for… … Medical dictionary
storax — /stawr aks, stohr /, n. 1. a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery. 2. a liquid balsam (liquid storax) obtained from species of liquidambar, esp. from the wood … Universalium
storax — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin styrax, from Greek Date: 14th century 1. a. a fragrant balsam obtained from the bark of an Asian tree (Liquidambar orientalis) of the witch hazel family that is used as an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
storax — /ˈstɔræks/ (say stawraks) noun 1. any shrub or tree of the genus Styrax, having attractive white flowers. 2. a solid resin with a vanilla like scent obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis, of the family Styracaceae, formerly much used in… …
storax — [ stɔ:raks] (also styrax) noun 1》 a fragrant gum resin obtained from a tree, used in medicine, perfumery, and incense. ↘(Levant or liquid storax) liquidambar. 2》 the tree yielding storax, or one of its relatives, with clusters of white… … English new terms dictionary
storax — n. 1 a a fragrant resin, obtained from the tree Styrax officinalis and formerly used in perfume. b this tree. 2 (in full Levant or liquid storax) a balsam obtained from the tree Liquidambar orientalis. Etymology: L f. Gk, var. of STYRAX … Useful english dictionary
