Definitions for opopanax

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. opopanax(noun)

    an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines

Wiktionary

  1. opopanax(Noun)

    A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.

  2. opopanax(Noun)

    A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees.

  3. opopanax(Noun)

    The opopanax tree, Acacia farnesiana, an acacia of America.

  4. Origin: opopanax, from Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ, from ὀπός + πάναξ.


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