/del"ee euhm, -yeuhm/ , n.
1. a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain burseraceous plants, as of the genus Commiphora.
2. a plant yielding this resin.
3. a substance mentioned in the Bible. Gen. 2:12; Num. 11:7.
[ bdéllion, prob. from a Sem word akin to Heb bedholah, name of a fragrant yellowish transparent gum ]