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bdellium

bdel·li·um [ déllee əm ] (plural bdel·li·ums)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. valuable resin: a transparent yellowish resin. Use: perfumes.

2. resinous tree: a tree that produces bdellium resin. Native to: Africa, western Asia.  Genus Commiphora.

[14th century. Via Latin< Greek< Semitic]
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