opopanax

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin opopanax, from Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ (opopánax), from Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “vegetable juice”) + πάναξ (pánax, “any of several plants believed to have medicinal benefits”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˈpɒpənaks/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈpɑpənæks/ === Noun === opopanax (countable and uncountable, plural opopanaxes) (obsolete) A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine. Synonym: bisabol A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees. The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Alternative forms === opoponax === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin opopanax, from Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ (opopánax), from Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “vegetable juice”) + πάναξ (pánax). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.pɔ.pa.naks/ === Noun === opopanax m (invariable) opopanax (all meanings) === Further reading === “opopanax”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012