bdellium

/del-ee-uhm, -yuhm/US // ˈdɛl i əm, -yəm //UK // (ˈdɛlɪəm) //

驳船,驳斥,驳杂,驳壳虫

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : a fragrant gum resin obtained from certain plants of the genus Commiphora, family Burseraceae, especially the sub-Saharan trees C. africana and C. wightii.
- : a plant yielding this resin.
- : a substance mentioned in the Bible. Genesis 2:12; Numbers 11:7.

Take three drachms of gum bdellium, put the stone pyrites on the coals, and let her take the fumes into her womb.
Or take bdellium flowers, half an ounce, and with oil of roses make a liniment.
The "bdellium" mentioned by Moses in Genesis is a perfuming gum, resembling frankincense, if not identical with it.
In his quaint but sincere fashion he had preached of gold and precious jewels; of bdellium and the onyx stone.
This contains litharge, bdellium, and "green brasse," but no loadstone.