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What (who) is ladanum - definition
MEDICINAL RESIN OBTAINED FROM TWO SPECIES OF ROCKROSE
Ladanum
Ladanum
·noun 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.
ladanum
['lad(?)n?m]
(also labdanum)
¦ noun a gum resin obtained from a rock rose, used in perfumery and for fumigation.
Origin
C16: via L. from Gk ladanon, ledanon, from ledon 'mastic'.
Labdanum
·noun ·see Ladanum.
Wikipedia
Labdanum
Labdanum, also called ladanum, ladan, or ladanon, is a sticky brown resin obtained from the shrubs Cistus ladanifer (western Mediterranean) and Cistus creticus (eastern Mediterranean), species of rockrose. It was historically used in herbal medicine and is still used in the preparation of some perfumes and vermouths.
