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BENZOIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera
Synonyms:
Benzoin; genus Benzoin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Benzoin" is a kind of...):
magnoliid dicot genus (genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among the most primitive of extant angiosperms)
Holonyms ("Benzoin" is a member of...):
family Lauraceae; Lauraceae; laurel family (a family of Lauraceae)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Gum resin used especially in treating skin irritation
Synonyms:
asa dulcis; benjamin; benzoin; gum benjamin; gum benzoin
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("benzoin" is a kind of...):
gum resin (a mixture of resin and gum)
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