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ladanum

/ˈlæd.ə.nəm/

ladanumnoun

ladanums

Translations

Ladanum is often used in perfumes for its warm, sweet scent.

Ладан часто используется в парфюмерии за его теплый, сладкий аромат.

Additional translations

Definitions

A dark, resinous substance obtained from certain plants, particularly the rockrose, used in perfumery and traditional medicine.

The perfumer added a touch of ladanum to the fragrance to give it a warm, amber-like scent.

Any shrub of the genus Cistus that yields the resin ladanum, especially Cistus ladanifer.

Wild ladanum covered the rocky slopes, filling the air with its characteristic aroma.

Synonyms

gum ladan

ladanum gum

cistus resin

rockrose resin

ladanumadjective

more ladanum

Comp.

most ladanum

Super.

/ˈlæd.ə.nəm/

Used attributively to describe scents, resins, or products containing ladanum.

Definitions

Containing, characteristic of, or relating to ladanum resin.

The perfume possesses a deep, ladanum warmth in the dry-down.

Synonyms