n. A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. See ladanum.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. See ladanum.
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n. a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
n. a dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odor and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses
Word Usage
"A woman’s body odour can be best described olfactorily by notes such as labdanum, vanilla, benzoin and honey absolute with labdanum being the closest I suppose."