About The Word Storax
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Storax
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What's The Definition Of Storax?
[n] a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax
Synonyms | Synonyms for Storax: Related Terms | Find terms related to Storax: See Also | natural resin Storax In Webster's Dictionary \Sto"rax\, n. [L. storax, styrax, Gr. ?. Cf. {Styrax}.]
Any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from
the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family.
The most common of these is {liquid storax}, a brown or gray
semifluid substance of an agreeable aromatic odor and
balsamic taste, sometimes used in perfumery, and in medicine
as an expectorant.
Note: A yellow aromatic honeylike substance, resembling, and
often confounded with, storax, is obtained from the
American sweet gum tree ({Liquidambar styraciflua}),
and is much used as a chewing gum, called sweet gum,
and liquid storax. Cf. {Liquidambar}.
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