'Balsamodendron Roxburghii' definitions:
Definition of 'Balsamodendron Roxburghii'
From: GCIDE
- bdellium \bdel"lium\, n. [L., fr. Gr. bde`llion; cf. Heb. b'dolakh bdellium (in sense 1).]
- 1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (--Gen. ii. 12, and --Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from Balsamodendron Roxburghii. Other kinds are known as African bdellium, Sicilian bdellium, etc. [1913 Webster]