'Labdanum' definitions:
Definition of 'labdanum'
From: WordNet
noun
A dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses [syn: labdanum, gum labdanum]
noun
A soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative [syn: labdanum, ladanum]
Definition of 'labdanum'
From: GCIDE
- Ladanum \Lad"a*num\, n. [L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr. la`danon, lh`danon, fr. lh^don name of a shrub, mastic; cf. Per. l[=a]dan, l[=a]den. Cf. Laudanum.] A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation. [Written also labdanum.] [1913 Webster]