BDELLIUM


Meaning of BDELLIUM in English

ˈdelēəm, -lyəm noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, from Greek bdellion, perhaps of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bĕdhōlaḥ

: a gum resin obtained from various trees of the genus Commiphora that is similar to myrrh and used for the same purposes — compare bisabol

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.