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1. n. The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic.
2. n. an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines
3. The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic. Dunglison.
4. The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the OpoponaxChironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules,or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specksof white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerlyused in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic. Dunglison.
5. n. an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines