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单词 bdellium
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bdel•li•um  (del′ē əm, -yəm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain burseraceous plants, as of the genus Commiphora.
  2. Plant Biologya plant yielding this resin.
  3. Biblea substance mentioned in the Bible. Gen. 2:12;
    Num. 11:7.
  • Greek bdéllion, probably from a Semitic word akin to Hebrew bedhōlah, name of a fragrant yellowish transparent gum
  • Latin

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bdellium /ˈdɛlɪəm/ n
  1. any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin
  2. the aromatic gum resin, similar to myrrh, produced by any of these trees
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin, from Greek bdellion, perhaps from Hebrew bědhōlah
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