Styrax

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun ·same·as Storax.

II. Styrax ·noun A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances. Styrax officinalis yields storax, and S. Benzoin yields benzoin.

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