galbanum

[ gal-buh-nuhm ]

/ ˈgæl bə nəm /

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noun

a gum resin with a peculiar, strong odor, obtained from certain Asian plants of the genus Ferula, used in incense and formerly in medicine.

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Origin of galbanum

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin; akin to Greek chalbánē,Hebrew chelbenāh

Words nearby galbanum

Galatians, galatine, galax, galaxy, Galba, galbanum, Galbraith, Galbraith, John Kenneth, Galcha, gale, galea

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How to use galbanum in a sentence

Discutients possess the power of repelling or resolving tumors, such as galbanum, &c.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
What I advise is this: Give them a good deal of 'Galbanum' in the first part of your letter.
The PG Edition of Chesterfield's Letters to His Son|The Earl of Chesterfield
This is the point for the application of the galbanum or other "warm plaster."
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
A suffumigation of sandarach1100 with galbanum, or goats fat, will drive away Scorpions and every other reptile.
Curious Facts in the History of Insects; Including Spiders and Scorpions.|Frank Cowan

Galbanum killeth serpents only by touching, if oyle and the herbe called Fenell-giant be mixt withall.
Curious Creatures in Zoology|John Ashton

British Dictionary definitions for galbanum

galbanum

/ (ˈɡælbənəm) /

noun

a bitter aromatic gum resin extracted from any of several Asian umbelliferous plants of the genus Ferula, esp F. galbaniflua, and used in incense and medicinally as a counterirritant

Word Origin for galbanum

C14: from Latin, from Greek khalbanē, from Hebrew helbenāh

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