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galbanum

/ˈɡælbənəm/

galbanum noun: a bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy.

Noun

galbanum (countable and uncountable, plural galbanums)

  1. A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy
    • And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight.1610, Douay–Rheims Bible, Exodus 30:34
    • These following bodies do not draw: smaragd, achates, corneolus, pearl, jaspis, chalcedonius, alabaster, porphyry, coral, marble, touchstone, haematites, or bloodstone; smyris, ivory, bones, ebontree, cedar, cypress, pitch, softer rosin, camphire, galbanum, ammoniac, storax, benzoin, loadstone...1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...

galbanum meaning in Tagalog and Persian

galbanum in Tagalog

bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula
galbano

galbanum in Persian

bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula
باریجه bârije, بیرزد bârzad

Forms of galbanum

pluralgalbanums

Origin of galbanum

From Latin galbanum (“galbanum”), from Ancient Greek χαλβάνη (khalbánē, “galbanum”).

Questions about galbanum

What does galbanum mean?
Galbanum means a bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy.
What is galbanum in Tagalog?
Galbanum in Tagalog is galbano. See Galbanum meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is galbanum?
Galbanum is a noun.
How do you pronounce galbanum?
Galbanum is pronounced /ˈɡælbənəm/.
What is the plural of galbanum?
The plural of galbanum is galbanums.

Words near galbanum in the dictionary

  1. galbacin
  2. Galbally
  3. Galballys
  4. galban
  5. Galbans
  6. galbanum
  7. galbanums
  8. galbat
  9. galbats
  10. Galbavy
  11. Galbavys

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