Galbanum

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

galbanum
    n 1: a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida [syn:
         {galbanum}, {gum albanum}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Galban \Gal"ban\, Galbanum \Gal"ba*num\, n. [L. galbanum, Gr. ?,
   prob. from Heb. klekb'n?h: cf. F. galbanum.]
   A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic
   umbelliferous plants, mostly species of {Ferula}. The {Bubon
   Galbanum} of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of
   galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant
   smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as
   in the manufacture of varnish.
   [1913 Webster]

from Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

Galbanum
Heb. helbenah, (Ex. 30:34), one of the ingredients in the holy
incense. It is a gum, probably from the Galbanum officinale.