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Perfume vs Labdanum - What's the difference?

perfume | labdanum |

As a verb perfume

is .

As a noun labdanum is

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

perfume

English

Noun

(en noun) (wikipedia)
  • A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance; aroma.
  • *
  • *:Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume ; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
  • A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2014-03-07, author= Nicole Vulser
    • , volume=190, issue=13, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Perfume manufacturers must cope with the scarcity of precious supplies , passage=The perfume industry is facing a major problem: maintaining constant levels of quality is crucial, but it is increasingly difficult to obtain a regular supply of all the necessary natural ingredients.}}

    Synonyms

    * (pleasant smell) aroma, fragrance, scent * (substance providing a pleasant smell) fragrance, scent

    Derived terms

    * perfumelike * perfumey

    Verb

    (perfum)
  • To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.

    • Related terms

    * perfumed * perfumery

    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.) }}