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Storax

noun
1.
A vanilla-scented resin from various trees of the genus Styrax.



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"Storax" Quotes from Famous Books



... was covered with a cotten cloth embroidered in silk. On each of his teeth there were three spots of gold, arranged in such a manner that one would have said all his teeth were fastened together with this metal. He was perfumed with storax and benzoin. His skin was painted, but ...
— Celebrated Travels and Travellers - Part I. The Exploration of the World • Jules Verne

... brought to the Quarter that we should not work that day, but group to the "great house." As we were about obeying the summons, a number of strange white men rode up to the mansion. They were Negro-traders. Taking alarm, I ran away to the woods with a boy of about my own age, name Levi Storax; and there we remained until the selections for the sale were made, and the traders drove away. It was a serious time while they remained. Men, women, and children, all were crying, and general confusion prevailed. ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 100, February, 1866 • Various



Words linked to "Storax" :   storax family, natural resin



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