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Webster 1913 Edition


Styrax

Sty′rax

,
Noun.
[L.
styrax
,
storax
, Gr. [GREEK]. See
Storax
.]
1.
(Bot.)
A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances.
Styrax officinalis
yields storax, and
Styrax Benzoin
yields benzoin.
2.
Same as
Storax
.