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1. (n.) galbanum
a gum resin with a pungent odor, obtained from certain Asian plants of the genus Ferula, used in incense.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L; akin to Gk chalbánē, Heb chelbenāh)
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1. (noun) galbanum, gum albanum
a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida
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1. (noun) galbanum
a gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The Bubon Galbanum of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish
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