: a gum resin similar to myrrh obtained from various trees (genus Commiphora and especially C. wightii) of the East Indies and Africa
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bdellium
noun
bdel·li·um
ˈdel-ē-əm 
: a gum resin similar to myrrh obtained from various trees (genus Commiphora) of the East Indies and Africa
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