LABDANUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does labdanum mean? 

• LABDANUM (noun)
  The noun LABDANUM has 2 senses:

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

2. a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative

  Familiarity information: LABDANUM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LABDANUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

gum labdanum; labdanum

Hypernyms ("labdanum" is a kind of...):

oleoresin (a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

labdanum; ladanum

Hypernyms ("labdanum" is a kind of...):

oleoresin (a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants)

Holonyms ("labdanum" is a substance of...):

Cistus ladanifer; Cistus ladanum; common gum cistus (shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative)