Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

opopanax

/əˈpɑpənæks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: opopanax
IPA: /əˈpɑpənæks/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A perfume made from the gum resin of various trees.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The popinac or opopanax tree (Acacia farnesiana, syn. Vachellia farnesiana), an acacia of America.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"they were hit by a strong polyaromatic gust [...] which included alcohol fumes, tobacco and hemp-smoke, a spectrum of inexpensive scent in which opopanax and vervain figured prominently"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opopanax, from Hellenistic Greek ὀποπάναξ (opopánax), from Ancient Greek ὀπός (opós, “vegetable juice”) + πάναξ (pánax, “any of several plants believed to have medicinal benefits”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: opopanax, ὀπός

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈpɑpənæks/
British English: /əˈpɒpənaks/

Usage

Inflected Forms

opopanaxes (plural) opoponax (alternative)

Synonyms

bisabol

Questions

How do you pronounce opopanax?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpɑpənæks/.
What does opopanax mean?: A gum resin obtained from the root of Opopanax chironium, formerly used in medicine.
Where does opopanax come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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