styrax
Multiple Entries:styrax storax
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
styrax /ˈstʌɪraks/
▶noun variant of storax.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
storax /ˈstɔːraks/ (also styrax)
▶noun
- 1 a fragrant gum resin obtained from a tree, used in medicine, perfumery, and incense.
■ (Levant or liquid storax) liquidambar.
- 2 the tree yielding storax, or one of its relatives, with clusters of white flowers. [Styrax officinalis (E. Mediterranean region) and related species.]
– origin ME: from L., from a var. of Gk sturax.
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