Styrax

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 {Styrax Benzoin}
        yields benzoin.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Same as {Storax}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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