Definition of styrax Styrax

sty•rax

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What does styrax mean?

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Noun Plural: styraxes
styrax - any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage
		shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
		genus styrax deciduous or evergreen shrubs and small trees
		snowbell, styrax obassia small tree native to Japan
		japanese snowbell, styrax japonicum shrubby tree of China and Japan

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Wiktionary

styrax (Noun)
Any member of the genus of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees, mostly native to temperate or tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

styrax (n.)
A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. Styrax officinalis yields storax, and S. Benzoin yields benzoin.
styrax (n.)
Same as Storax.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

styrax
stī′raks, n. a genus of plants abounding in resinous and aromatic substances, one species of which produces storax, another benzoin. [L.—Gr.]

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styrax, noun, singular of styraxes.

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