gum labdanum

gum labdanum
noun
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
Syn: ↑labdanum
Hypernyms: ↑oleoresin

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  • Labdanum — is a sticky brown resin obtained from the shrubs Cistus ladanifer (western Mediterranean) and Cistus creticus (eastern Mediterranean), species of rockrose. It has a long history of use in herbal medicine and as a perfume ingredient. History In… …   Wikipedia

  • labdanum — Ladanum Lad a*num, n. [L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr. la danon, lh danon, fr. lh^don name of a shrub, mastic; cf. Per. l[=a]dan, l[=a]den. Cf. {Laudanum}.] A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of {Cistus}. It has a pungent odor and is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gum rockrose — taxobox name = Gum Rockrose regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots unranked ordo = Rosids ordo = Malvales familia = Cistaceae genus = Cistus species = C. ladanifer binomial = Cistus ladanifer binomial… …   Wikipedia

  • labdanum — gauruotasis švitrūnas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Švitrūninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis, medingas augalas (Cistus ladanifer), paplitęs Afrikos šiaurėje ir Europos pietuose. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams)… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • common gum cistus — gauruotasis švitrūnas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Švitrūninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis, medingas augalas (Cistus ladanifer), paplitęs Afrikos šiaurėje ir Europos pietuose. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams)… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • common gum cistus — noun shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative • Syn: ↑Cistus ladanifer, ↑Cistus ladanum • Hypernyms: ↑rockrose, ↑rock rose • Substance Meronyms: ↑labdanum, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • resin — Synonyms and related words: Canada balsam, Sonora lac, acacia, agar, amber, ambergris, ammoniac, amyrin, anime, balsam, bassorin, benjamin, benzoin, camphor, carob gum, carrageenin, chewing gum, chicle, colophony, copaiba, copal, copaline, dammar …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Labdane — Chembox new ImageFile=labdane.png ImageSize=150px IUPACName=(4aR,5S,6S,8aS) 1,1,4a,6 tetramethyl 5 [(3R) 3 methylpentyl] decalin OtherNames= Section1= Chembox Identifiers CASNo=561 90 0 PubChem=9548711 SMILES=CCC(C)CCC1C (CCC2C1(CCCC2(C)C)C)C… …   Wikipedia

  • oleoresin — noun a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants • Hypernyms: ↑natural resin • Hyponyms: ↑labdanum, ↑ladanum, ↑balsam, ↑Canada balsam, ↑turpentine, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cistus ladanifer — Gum Rockrose Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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