See also: Styrax

English

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Etymology

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From the genus name.

Noun

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styrax (plural styraxes)

  1. Any member of the genus Styrax of about 130 species of large shrubs or small trees, mostly native to temperate or tropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
    Synonym: storax

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Latin styrax, from Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstiː.rɑks/
  • Hyphenation: sty‧rax

Noun

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styrax m (uncountable)

  1. storax (sweetgum resin)

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek στύραξ (stúrax).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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styrax m (genitive styracis); third declension

  1. storax (the tree Styrax officinalis and the balsam from it)

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative styrax styracēs
Genitive styracis styracum
Dative styracī styracibus
Accusative styracem styracēs
Ablative styrace styracibus
Vocative styrax styracēs

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: estorac
  • Italian: storace
  • Old English: stōr
  • Portuguese: estoraque
  • Translingual: Styrax

References

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  • styrax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • styrax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.