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Laudanum vs Labdanum - What's the difference?

laudanum | labdanum |

As nouns the difference between laudanum and labdanum

is that laudanum is a tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug while labdanum is a sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume.

As a verb laudanum

is to add laudanum to (a drink or the like).

laudanum

English

(wikipedia laudanum)

Noun

(-)
  • A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug.

    • Derived terms

    * Dutchman's laudanum

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To add laudanum to (a drink or the like).
  • (rare) To cause (a person) to be high on laudanum.

    • References

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    labdanum

    English

    (wikipedia labdanum)

    Noun

    (-)
  • 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.) }}