بَخُورٌ
Root: بخر
Full Definition
بَخُورٌ
Incense, or a substance for fumigation; syn. دُخْنَةٌ; that with which one fumigates himself: aloes-wood used for that purpose. (TA in art. قتر.)
2 بَخُورُ مَرْيَمَ [Arthanita, or sow-bread; the common cyclamen; also called الوَلْفُ; the latter name, accord. to Golius, on the authority of Zeyn El-'Attár, given to it by the Syrians;] a certain plant, originally called عَرْطَنِيثَا; hot; dry; having the property of clearing the complexion, or skin; aperient; diuretic; laxative; and very useful: it is a laxative when used in the form of a suppository, or applied as a liniment below the navel.
2 بَخُورُ مَرْيَمَ [Arthanita, or sow-bread; the common cyclamen; also called الوَلْفُ; the latter name, accord. to Golius, on the authority of Zeyn El-'Attár, given to it by the Syrians;] a certain plant, originally called عَرْطَنِيثَا; hot; dry; having the property of clearing the complexion, or skin; aperient; diuretic; laxative; and very useful: it is a laxative when used in the form of a suppository, or applied as a liniment below the navel.