bdellium
/ˈdɛlɪəm
/noun [mass noun]
A fragrant resin produced by a number of trees related to myrrh, used in perfumes.In some way it was like coriander seed and in some other way like bdellium, a fragrant resin....
- The gum exudate is collected from incisions or spontaneous cracks in the bark of the bdellium tree.
- Egyptian women carried little pouches filled with pieces of the bdellium for the scent.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Latin from Greek bdellion, of Semitic origin.