opopanax
/əʊˈpɒpənæks/(亦作opoponax)
noun
1
- an acacia tree with violet-scented flowers that yield an essential oil used in perfumery, native to warm regions of America and cultivated elsewhere金合欢。
1.1
- Acacia farnesiana, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Acacia farnesiana,豆科。
2
- a yellow-flowered Mediterranean plant of the parsley family愈伤草。
2.1
- Opopanax chironium, family Umbelliferae.拉丁名Opopanax chironium,伞型科。
2.2
- （亦作gum opopanax）[mass noun] a fetid gum resin obtained from the roots of this plant, used in perfumery愈伤草树脂。
3
- mass noun a fragrant gum resin which is used in perfumery没药。
3.1
- This resin is obtained from the tree Commiphora kataf, family Burseraceae.没药树胶采自阿拉伯没药树, 橄榄科。
词源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek, from opos 'juice' + panax 'all-healing'; compare with PANACEA.