bdellium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh

WordNet

Bdel"lium noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. ; cf. Heb. b'dolakh bdellium (in sense 1).
Definitions
  1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (Gen. ii. 12, and Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber found in Arabia.
  2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India, Persia, and Africa. ✍ Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from Balsamodendron Roxbrghii. Other kinds are known as African, Sicilian, etc.

Webster 1913