stacte

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the sweet spices used by the Jews in Biblical times for preparing incense; it is thought to have been an oil or other form of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax.

Word forms

stacte

Etymology

From Latin stactē, from Ancient Greek στακτή (staktḗ, “oil of myrrh”) from στακτός (staktós, “oozing out in drops”).

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