storax

1. See snowbell.
2. An aromatic resin obtained from the snowbell. Also called styrax.
3. A brownish aromatic resin used in perfume and medicine and obtained from any of several trees of the genus Liquidambar, especially L. orientalis, of Turkey. Also called styrax.

[Middle English, from Latin, alteration of styrax, from Greek sturax, perhaps of Semitic origin.]

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax

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Storax is also a name for trees in the genus Styrax

Storax is the resinous exudate of the Sweetgum (Liquidambar), occasionally used in incense or as an aromatic fixative in perfumery. It was used in Eduard Simon's experiments from 1835-1839, eventually leading to the discovery of polystyrene, the first man-made polymer. The similarly named styrax is from a different plant.

In popular culture

Film

• Storax is featured as the final ingredient for Amor and Psyche in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

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