Noun

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A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.

*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 26, author=Chandler Burr, title=Back in Print, work=New York Times citation

, passage=(A chypre perfume is usually built with oak moss, patchouli and labdanum , an absolute of a dark, thick-smelling Mediterranean bush.) }}