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benzoin

ben·zoin

UK/ˈbɛnzəʊɪn/ US/ˈbɛnzɔɪn/ uncommon

noun

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used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera

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Origin

From Middle French benjoin, from Catalan benjuí, from Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy, “Javanese frankincense”).

Phrases

  • flowers of benzoin

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