A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

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A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

styracifluus,-a,-um (adj.A): flowing with gum or resin.

styracinus,-a,-um (adj.A): of or made from storax;

- oleum styracinum, oil of storax.

Styrax,-acis (s.m.III), abl. sg. styrace, also storax,-acis (s.m.III), abl. sg. storace: a Greek name for a tree; and “also the resinous gum of that tree, storax” (Lewis & Short); “1. a solid resin from Styrax officinale, L.; 2. at the present day a similar balsamic resin from Liquidambar styraciflua L.” (Jackson); see amber; see resin.

Styrax,-acis (s.m.III), a genus of the Styracaceae, “The classical Greek name derived from Semitic name for these resin-producing plants” (Stearn 1996).

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