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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sto•rax (stôr′aks, stōr′-),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya solid resin with a vanillalike odor, obtained from a small tree, Styrax officinalis: formerly used in medicine and perfumery.
- Plant Biologya liquid balsam (liquid storax) obtained from species of liquidambar, esp. from the wood and inner bark of Liquidambar orientalis (Levant storax,) a tree of Asia Minor: used chiefly in medicine and perfumery.
- Plant Biologyany shrub or tree of the genus Styrax, of the storax family, having elongated clusters of showy, white flowers.
- Greek stýrax
- Latin, variant of styrax
- Middle English 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: storax /ˈstɔːræks/ n - 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
Etymology: 14th Century: via Late Latin from Greek, variant of styrax |