GUM LABDANUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gum labdanum mean? 

• GUM LABDANUM (noun)
  The noun GUM LABDANUM has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: GUM LABDANUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GUM LABDANUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

gum labdanum; labdanum

Hypernyms ("gum labdanum" is a kind of...):

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