styrax noun. ['stʌɪraks] M16.
[Latin from Greek sturax. Cf. STORAX.]
1. The aromatic gum storax. M16.

2. More fully styrax tree. The tree yielding this gum, Styrax officinalis (family Styracaceae), a Mediterranean tree with pendulous white flowers. Also, any of various other trees of this genus. L16.

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