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Bdellium

Bdellium Meaning & Definition
Bdellium Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bdellium?

[n] aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh

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See Also | gum resin

Bdellium In Webster's Dictionary

\Bdel"lium\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 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. 2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa. Note: Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from Balsamodendron Roxb?rghii. Other kinds are known as African, Sicilian, etc.

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