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ˈstɔr æks, ˈstoʊr-storax
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Princeton's WordNet
storaxnoun
a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax
Wiktionary
storaxnoun
Any member of the genus Styrax of trees and shrubs.
storaxnoun
The resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis).
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storax
Storax (Latin: storax; Greek: στύραξ, stúrax), often commercially sold as styrax, is a natural resin isolated from the wounded bark of Liquidambar orientalis Mill. (Asia Minor) and Liquidambar styraciflua L. (Central America) (Hamamelidaceae). It is distinct from benzoin (also called "storax"), a similar resin obtained from the Styracaceae plant family.
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storax
Storax, often referred to as styrax, is a term that can refer to two different things. It can refer to a genus of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees in the family Styracaceae, commonly called Snowbell trees. Alternatively, it can refer to a type of balsam or resin obtained from various types of trees and shrubs in the same family, often used in perfumery and traditional medicine.
Webster Dictionary
Storaxnoun
any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family. The most common of these is liquid storax, a brown or gray semifluid substance of an agreeable aromatic odor and balsamic taste, sometimes used in perfumery, and in medicine as an expectorant
Etymology: [L. storax, styrax, Gr. . Cf. Styrax.]
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Storax
Storax is the resinous exudate of the tree Liquidambar orientalis, occasionally used in incense or as an aromatic fixative in perfumery. Eduard Simon extracted an oily liquid from storax through water damp distillation in 1839. He named it "styrol" which translates to styrene in English. According to styrene was distillated before by others. Styrene polymerises under natural conditions to polystyrene. The similarly named styrax is from a different plant.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Storax
stō′raks, n. a resin resembling benzoin, obtained from the stem of Styrax officinalis, a native of Greece and the Levant, formerly used as a stimulating expectorant.—Liquid storax, liquidambar. [L.,—Gr. styrax.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of storax in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of storax in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- 苏合香Chinese
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