storax

[ stawr-aks, stohr- ]

/ ˈstɔr æks, ˈstoʊr- /

noun

a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.

a liquid balsam (liquid storax ) obtained from species of liquidambar, especially from the wood and inner bark of Liquidambar orientalis(Levant storax ), a tree of Asia Minor: used chiefly in medicine and perfumery.

any shrub or tree of the genus Styrax, of the storax family, having elongated clusters of showy, white flowers.

Origin of storax

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin, variant of styrax<Greek stýrax

Words nearby storax

storage organ, storage polysaccharide, storage ring, storage tube, storage wall, storax, storax family, store, store and forward, Store Bælt, store-bought

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Example sentences from the Web for storax

Storax, a resin resembling benzoin, was in high esteem from the time of Pliny to the eighteenth century.
The Master of Game|Second Duke of York, Edward
The storax is here chiefly employed to disguise the odour and taste of opium.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley
By moistening ordinary cigars with a strong tincture of cascarilla, to which a little gum benzoin and storax may be added.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley
Benzoin and storax are also used, on account of their agreeable odour.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

You may try a strong ethereal or alcoholic solution of benzoin, tolu, storax, olibanum or labdanum.
Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.--No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878|Various

British Dictionary definitions for storax

storax

/ (ˈstɔːræks) /

noun

any of numerous styracaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Styrax, of tropical and subtropical regions, having drooping showy white flowers

a vanilla-scented solid resin obtained from one of these trees, Styrax officinalis of the Mediterranean region and SW Asia, formerly used as incense and in perfumery and medicine

a liquid aromatic balsam obtained from liquidambar trees, esp Liquidambar orientalis of SW Asia, and used in perfumery and medicine

Word Origin for storax

C14: via Late Latin from Greek, variant of styrax

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单词	storax
释义	storax [ stawr-aks, stohr- ] / ˈstɔr æks, ˈstoʊr- / noun a solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery. a liquid balsam (liquid storax ) obtained from species of liquidambar, especially from the wood and inner bark of Liquidambar orientalis(Levant storax ), a tree of Asia Minor: used chiefly in medicine and perfumery. any shrub or tree of the genus Styrax, of the storax family, having elongated clusters of showy, white flowers. Origin of storax 1350–1400; Middle English <Latin, variant of styrax<Greek stýrax Words nearby storax storage organ, storage polysaccharide, storage ring, storage tube, storage wall, storax, storax family, store, store and forward, Store Bælt, store-bought Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for storax Storax, a resin resembling benzoin, was in high esteem from the time of Pliny to the eighteenth century. The Master of Game\|Second Duke of York, Edward The storax is here chiefly employed to disguise the odour and taste of opium. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley By moistening ordinary cigars with a strong tincture of cascarilla, to which a little gum benzoin and storax may be added. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Benzoin and storax are also used, on account of their agreeable odour. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley You may try a strong ethereal or alcoholic solution of benzoin, tolu, storax, olibanum or labdanum. Scientific American, Vol. XXXIX.--No. 24. [New Series.], December 14, 1878\|Various British Dictionary definitions for storax storax / (ˈstɔːræks) / noun any of numerous styracaceous trees or shrubs of the genus Styrax, of tropical and subtropical regions, having drooping showy white flowers a vanilla-scented solid resin obtained from one of these trees, Styrax officinalis of the Mediterranean region and SW Asia, formerly used as incense and in perfumery and medicine a liquid aromatic balsam obtained from liquidambar trees, esp Liquidambar orientalis of SW Asia, and used in perfumery and medicine Word Origin for storax C14: via Late Latin from Greek, variant of styrax Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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