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opopanaxn. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French opopanac; Latin opopanac-, opopanax. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman opopanac, opapanac, popanac, Middle French, French opoponax (13th cent. in Old French in an isolated attestation as opopanac ; also 1314 in Old French as oppopanac , oppoponax , oppoponac ), French opopanax (1664), and its etymon classical Latin opopanac-, opopanax (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ < ancient Greek ὀπός vegetable juice (see opium n.) + πάναξ panax n. Compare Italian opoponaco (a1347).The forms opponacis (transmission error for oppoponacis) and opopanacis reflect the Latin partitive genitive, which was commonly used in recipes and lists of substances. 1. the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > gums and viscid products > [noun] > gum resins society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > other vegetable materials > plant resin > [noun] > gum (resin) > specific a1400 tr. Lanfranc (Ashm.) (1894) 60 (MED) Leie aboue þe wounde actractiuis..salt fisch, aischis of wiyn lies, appoponak [v.r. Opopanac] þat is wondirful. ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 142v (MED) Of strang medicynez to eradicate, i. to vnrote, is oile & opoponac. c1475 ( Surg. Treat. in f. 62 (MED) Take..oppoponak..whit wiyn..& make herof an oynement. 1563 T. Gale iv. ii. f. 31v Dissolue the Opopanax and Galbanum in some part of the wyne. 1569 R. Androse tr. ‘Alessio’ i. 6 Of Galbanum, of Oppopanack, of ech half an ounce. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens iii. 302 Opoponax is the gumme of the first kinde of Panaces. 1607 E. Topsell 279 Tenne sprigs of Lawrell, seauen graines of Pepper, and of Opponax as big as a Pease. 1616 J. Bullokar Opopanax, a sappe or liquor flowing in some hot Countries out of a Plant called Panax. It is brought hither dry, being of a yellow colour on the outside, and white within. 1665 T. Herbert (new ed.) 304 The country affords plenty of Galbanum, Scammony, Armoniac.., Opopanax. 1666 in D. G. Vaisey (1969) 157 In the [apothecary's] shopp..for plaisters 4s., mastick 3s., opapanax 12d. 1732 J. Arbuthnot i. 250 The Plant from which Apoponox is taken, is a sort of Parsnip. a1763 C. Smart Jubilate Agno (fragment C) in (1980) I. 98 Let Adna rejoice with Gum Opopanax from the wounded root of a species of panace. 1850 T. Ewbank 585 One fourth of opopanax and of pigeons' dung well dried, were dissolved in turpentine water. 1886 J. Todhunter 60 What sovereign gums—myrrh, or opopanax,..To balm this anguish? 1848 R. Dunglison (ed. 7) 633/1 The plant, whence the gum resin is obtained, has, also, been called..Opopanaxwort, Opopanax. 1931 M. Grieve II. 600 Opopanax. Opopanax chironium... Part Used. Concrete juice from the base of the stem... Description. A perennial, with a thick, fleshy root, yellowish in colour. 1991 Aug. 8 In the nineteenth century, a drug obtained from opopanax was thought to have had the same effects as the drugs from other species of ferula. the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fragrance > [noun] > fragrant substance or perfume > plants and extracts used for > gums and resins 1867 29 June 690/1 New Perfumes.—Opoponax. 1895 25 501 The oil of opopanax of perfumery is obtained from a gum-resin which has a totally different origin, being derived from Commiphora Kataf, Engl. It is the ‘Bissabol’ of Pharmacographia. 1906 W. B. Yeats (1997) 424 First Sailor. A ship of spice! And we are almost on her! Second Sailor. We had not known But for the ambergris and sandalwood. First Sailor. No; but opoponax and cinnamon. 1922 J. Joyce iii. xviii. [Penelope] 702 With some of that opoponax and violet. 1924 J. Galsworthy i. vii. 55 A profiteer who dropped his aitches and reeked of opoponax. 1957 XIV. 813/2 The perfume known as opopanax is distilled from a Commiphora. 1991 Summer 187 The fragrance of opopanax is somewhat like galbanum or myrrh but is fruitier and blends well with jasmine. 2000 A. Dalby 120 The resin of C. erythraea is now known as opopanax or bissabol, and may be the cancamum that was once of interest to Roman merchants. the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > acacia trees > [noun] 1889 30 Nov. 2/3 The opoponax tree is not only a very pleasant but a profitable one to the ladies of Charleston, S.C... The Flowers are made up in tiny button-hole bouquets..to sell. 1897 Nov. 685/2 Opoponax trees filling the air with the fragrance of their yellow blossoms. 1900 8/2 Acacia... Farnesiana... Popinac, Opopanax, Cassie... Grown in S. France for perfumery. 1945 R. P. Wodehouse iii. 113 One of the best known [acacias] is the opopanax or huisache,..also called popinack and cassie. It is a small tree, 20 to 30 feet high, with spreading spiny branches bearing bright yellow flowers closely compacted in small globular heads. 1978 O. Polunin & A. Huxley (rev. ed.) 91 A[cacia] farnesiana Willd. Popinac, Opoponax, Cassie... Cassie is a perfumed oil obtained from the flowers of this species. 1991 (Nexis) 30 Nov. Seville is arboreally magnificent... Stone pines, palms, planes, opopanaxes and countless other members of the genus acacia, [etc.]. Compounds the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing agents > [noun] > soap > type of soap > specific 1897 ‘Ouida’ xviii She came straight from her bath and its oppoponax soap and eau de verveine. the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines of specific form > medicinal potion or draught > [noun] > medicated wine > specific ?1550 tr. J. de Vigo A iij Take Oppoponac wyne. the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > non-British medicinal plants > [noun] > other non-British medicinal plants or plant parts 1811 R. Hooper (new ed.) at Opopanax The plant from whence the gum is produced is known by the names of..Hercules all heal, and opoponax-wort. 1848 R. Dunglison (ed. 7) 633/1 The plant, whence the gum resin is obtained, has, also, been called..Opopanaxwort, Opopanax. 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