'Galbanum' definitions:
Definition of 'galbanum'
(from WordNet)
noun
A bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida [syn: galbanum, gum albanum]
Definition of 'Galbanum'
From: GCIDE
- Galban \Gal"ban\, Galbanum \Gal"ba*num\, n. [L. galbanum, Gr. ?, prob. from Heb. klekb'n?h: cf. F. galbanum.] A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants, mostly species of Ferula. The {Bubon Galbanum} of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as in the manufacture of varnish. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'galbanum'
From: Easton
- Galbanum Heb. helbenah, (Ex. 30:34), one of the ingredients in the holy incense. It is a gum, probably from the Galbanum officinale.