Definition of galbanum

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gal·ba·num    (glb-nm, gôl-) KEY 

NOUN:

A bitter, aromatic gum resin extracted from an Asiatic plant (Ferula galbaniflua) or any of several related plants and used in incense and medicinally as a counterirritant.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin, from Greek khalban, of Semitic origin; see lb in Semitic roots