Defn: One who sells unguents or perfumery. [Obs.] Jonhson.
MYROSIN
Myr"o*sin, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A ferment, resembling diastase, found in mustard seeds.
MYROXYLON
My*rox"y*lon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the different
species of which yield balsamic products, among which are balsam of
Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species were formerly referred to
Myrospermum.
MYRRH
Myrrh, n. Etym: [OE. mirre, OF. mirre, F. myrrhe, L. myrrha, murra,
Gr. murr bitter, also myrrh, Heb. mar bitter.]
Defn: A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exuds from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose. False myrrh. See the Note under Bdellium.
MYRRHIC
Myr"rhic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, myrrh.
MYRRHINE
Myr"rhine, a.