1. A soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
   "labdanum has been used in perfumery for centuries due to its rich, complex scent";
   - ladanum
    
2. A dark brown to greenish oleoresin that has a fragrant odour and is used as a fixative in perfumes; obtained as a juice from certain rockroses
   "Perfumers prize gum labdanum for its rich, amber-like scent";
   - gum labdanum

Derived forms: labdanums

Type of: oleoresin

Part of: Cistus ladanifer, Cistus ladanum, common gum cistus

Encyclopedia: Labdanum