bdellium
    n 1: aromatic gum resin; similar to myrrh

bdellium \bdel"lium\, n. [L., fr. Gr. bde`llion; cf. Heb.
   b'dolakh bdellium (in sense 1).]
   1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (--Gen.
      ii. 12, and --Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a
      precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber
      found in Arabia.
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   2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India,
      Persia, and Africa.
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   Note: Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from
         Balsamodendron Roxburghii. Other kinds are known as
         African bdellium, Sicilian bdellium, etc.
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Bdellium
   occurs only in Gen. 2:12, where it designates a product of the
   land of Havilah; and in Num. 11:7, where the manna is likened to
   it in colour. It was probably an aromatic gum like balsam which
   exuded from a particular tree (Borassus flabelliformis) still
   found in Arabia, Media, and India. It bears a resemblance in
   colour to myrrh. Others think the word denotes "pearls," or some
   precious stone.