gal|ba|num

gal|ba|num
gal|ba|num «GAL buh nuhm», noun.
a gum resin with an odd, disagreeable odor, obtained from various Asiatic plants of the parsley family, used in medicine as a stimulant and expectorant and in the arts as a plaster.
[< Latin galbanum < Greek chalbánē < Hebrew å]

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