labdanum
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labdanum
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From Latin lādanum, from Ancient Greek λήδανον (lḗdanon, “gum”), from λήδον (lḗdon, “rockrose”), from a Semitic language; compare Akkadian 𒆷𒁷𒉡 (ladinnu).
noun labdanums
- A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume. Your onely way to make a good pomander, is this. Take an ownce of the pureſt garden mould, clenſed and ſteeped ſeauen daies in change of motherleſſe roſe water, then take the beſt Labdanum, Benioine, both Storaxes, amber greece, and Ciuet, and muſke, incorporate them together, and work them into wha
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Talk about this word "labdanum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/labdanum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. labdanum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/labdanum "labdanum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/labdanum.Cite this
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title = {labdanum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/labdanum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
