ladanum

noun

a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative

Roots

ledanonladanum- · Greek · resin of the rockrose

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The word ladanum breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root ladanum, from Greek ledanon (“resin of the rockrose”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.