storax
Meanings
noun
- Any member of the genus Styrax of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees, mostly native to temperate or tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
- The resin of the oriental sweetgum tree (Liquidambar orientalis), formerly used as a stimulating expectorant.
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English storace, storage, storax, storaxe, storrax, from Latin storax, styrax, from Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax). Doublet of styrax.
Synonyms
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