styrax

noun sty·rax \ˈstī-ˌraks\

Definition of STYRAX

: storax

Origin of STYRAX

Latin — more at storax

First Known Use: 1555

Rhymes with STYRAX

addax, anthrax, banjax, beeswax, borax, broadax, climax, coax, Colfax, death tax, earwax, flat tax, galax, hyrax, Lomax, lost wax, meat-ax, panchax, pickax, poleax, poll tax, relax, sales tax, sin tax, smilax, stamp tax, storax, surtax, syntax, thorax, toadflax

Medical Dictionary

styrax

noun sty·rax \ˈstī-ˌraks\

Medical Definition of STYRAX

: storax

capitalized : a large genus (the type genus of the family Styracaceae) of shrubs and trees including forms yielding commercially important resins (as benzoin)

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