bdellium

noun

1. a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain burseraceous plants, as of the genus Commiphora.
2. a plant yielding this resin.
3. a substance mentioned in the Bible. Gen. 2:12; Num. 11:7.

noun

1. any of several African or W Asian trees of the burseraceous genus Commiphora that yield a gum resin
2. the aromatic gum resin, similar to myrrh, produced by any of these trees