Definition of storax Storax

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: storaxes

storax - a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • storax (Noun)
    Any member of the genus of trees and shrubs.
  • storax (Noun)
    The resin of the oriental sweetgum tree.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • storax (n.)
    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.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • storax
    stō′raks, n. a resin resembling benzoin, obtained from the stem of Styrax officinalis, a native of Greece and the Levant, formerly used as a stimulating expectorant.—Liquid storax, liquidambar. [L.,—Gr. styrax.]

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