Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Styrax"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Styrax \Sty"rax\, n. [L. styrax, storax, Gr. ?. See {Storax}.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or
Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances.
{Styrax officinalis} yields storax, and {S. Benzoin}
yields benzoin.

2. Same as {Storax}.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

styrax
n : any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant
bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green
foliage


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