opopanax

Meanings

1. A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.
2. A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees.
3. The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opopanax, from Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ (opopánax), from Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “vegetable juice”) + πάναξ (pánax, “any of several plants believed to have medicinal benefits”).