a dark resinous juice obtained from various rockroses of the genus Cistus, used in perfumery and in the manufacture of fumigants and medicinal plasters
Word origin
C16: Latin, from Greek ladanon, from lēdon rockrose, from Semitic
labdanum in American English
(ˈlæbdənəm)
noun
a dark resin obtained from various cistus shrubs, used in perfumery
Word origin
ML, altered < L ladanum < Gr ladanon < lēdon, mastic < Ar lādan < Pers