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opopanax

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noun

IPA: /əˈpɒpənaks/

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The correct spelling is opopanax. A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.

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noun

  1. 1.A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.
  2. 2.A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees.
  3. 3.The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America.

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