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Webster 1913 Edition
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.