LADANUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ladanum mean? 

• LADANUM (noun)
  The noun LADANUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: LADANUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LADANUM (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("ladanum" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("ladanum" 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)