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opopanax

/əˈpɒpənaks/US/əˈpɑpənæks/

opopanax noun: a gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.

opopanax: a gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine
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Noun

opopanax (countable and uncountable, plural opopanaxes)

  1. (obsolete) A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.
    Synonyms:
    bisabol
  2. A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees.
    • they were hit by a strong polyaromatic gust [...] which included alcohol fumes, tobacco and hemp-smoke, a spectrum of inexpensive scent in which opopanax and vervain figured prominently2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 450
  3. The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America.

opopanax meaning in Arabic and Persian

opopanax in Arabic

gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
جَاوَشِير jāwašīr

opopanax in Persian

gum from the root of Opopanax chironium or what is equal
گاوشیر gâwšir

Synonyms of opopanax

Forms of opopanax

pluralopopanaxes
alternative formopoponax

Origin of opopanax

Borrowed from Latin opopanax, from Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ (opopánax), from Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “vegetable juice”) + πάναξ (pánax, “any of several plants believed to have medicinal benefits”).

Questions about opopanax

What does opopanax mean?
Opopanax means a gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.
What is opopanax in Arabic?
Opopanax in Arabic is جَاوَشِير (jāwašīr). See Opopanax meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is opopanax?
Opopanax is a noun.
How do you pronounce opopanax?
Opopanax is pronounced /əˈpɒpənaks/ (UK).
What is the plural of opopanax?
The plural of opopanax is opopanaxes.

Words near opopanax in the dictionary

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  2. Opole Voivodeship
  3. opomyzid
  4. opomyzids
  5. Opone
  6. opopanax
  7. opopanaxes
  8. opoponax
  9. opopponax
  10. Oporelu
  11. oporice

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