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n. A balsamic resin obtained from certain tropical Asian trees of the genus Styrax and used in perfumery and medicine. Also called benjamin, gum benjamin, gum benzoin.

n. A white or yellowish crystalline compound, C14H12O2, derived from benzaldehyde.

n. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume.

n. A white crystalline substance, C14H12O2, obtained from benzoic aldehyde and some other sources.

n. The spicebush (Lindera benzoin).

n. Gum benjamin; the concrete resinous juice of Styrax Benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, and the Malay peninsula, obtained by incisions into the bark.

n. [capitalized] A genus of aromatic dicotyledonous trees or shrubs of the family Lauraceæ. See Lindera.

n. A compound, C6H5CHOHCOC6H5, formed when benzaldehyde is boiled with alcohol containing a little potassium cyanide. It melts at 130° C. and boils at 344° C. Also diphenylethanolone.

n. used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera

n. gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation

"Coromandel - "an oriental fragrance using a tree resin called benzoin, which has vanilla-like properties"..."

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