storax

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The resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis)
Any member of the genus Styrax of trees and shrubs
{n} a tree and very fragrant gum
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
a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax
{i} any of a number of shrubs or trees having bell-shaped white flowers (native to eastern Asia); aromatic resin obtained from shrubs or trees belonging to the storax family
storax

    Silbentrennung

    sto·rax

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    Etymologie

    [ 'stOr-"aks, 'stor- ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin styrax, from Greek.
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