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galbanum
gal·ba·num G0014000 (găl′bə-nəm, gôl′-)n. A bitter, aromatic gum resin extracted from a southwest Asian plant (Ferula gummosa syn. F. galbaniflua) in the parsley family, used in incense and in traditional medicine. [Middle English, from Latin, from Greek khalbanē, of Semitic origin; see x̣lb in Semitic roots.]galbanum (ˈɡælbənəm) n (Elements & Compounds) a bitter aromatic gum resin extracted from any of several Asian umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula, esp F. galbaniflua, and used in incense and medicinally as a counterirritant[C14: from Latin, from Greek khalbanē, from Hebrew helbenāh]gal•ba•num (ˈgæl bə nəm) n. a gum resin with a pungent odor, obtained from certain Asian plants of the genus Ferula, used in incense. [1350–1400; Middle English < Latin; akin to Greek chalbánē, Hebrew chelbenāh] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | galbanum - a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetidagum albanumgum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying |
Galbanum
galbanum[′gal·bə·nəm] (materials) A yellowish to brownish gum resin derived from Ferula galbaniflua, a perennial herb of western Asia; used in medicine. Galbanum a gum resin derived from plants of the genus Ferula of the family Umbelliferae. It is obtained mainly from the Ferula galbaniflua, which grows on dry steppe slopes in the mountains of Turkmenia and Iran, by tapping the stems or from the natural excrescences formed in places harmed by insects. Galbanum has a yellow-brown color, a carrot-like odor, and a bitter taste. It contains 24-66 percent resin, 11-19 percent gum, and 6-10 percent essential oils. galbanum
galbanum (găl′bə-nəm, gôl′-)n. A bitter, aromatic gum resin extracted from a southwest Asian plant (Ferula gummosa syn. F. galbaniflua) in the parsley family, used in incense and in traditional medicine.galbanum
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