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Galbanum
{
Gal′ban
,Gal′ba-num
, }Noun.
[L.
galbanum
, Gr. [GREEK], prob. from Heb. klekb’n[GREEK]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. Definition 2024
galbanum
galbanum
English
Noun
galbanum (countable and uncountable, plural galbanums)
- A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida and has been used in incense and in aromatherapy
- And the Lord said to Moses: Take unto thee spices, stacte, and onycha, galbanum of sweet savour, and the clearest frankincense, all shall be of equal weight. Exodus 30:34, Douay-Rheims-Challoner translation
Translations
bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χαλβάνη (khalbánē, “galbanum”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡal.ba.num/
Noun
galbanum n (genitive galbanī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | galbanum | galbana |
| genitive | galbanī | galbanōrum |
| dative | galbanō | galbanīs |
| accusative | galbanum | galbana |
| ablative | galbanō | galbanīs |
| vocative | galbanum | galbana |
Derived terms
Descendants
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References
- galbanum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- GALBANUM in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “galbanum”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.